Molecular and isotopic evidence for the processing of starchy plants in Early Neolithic pottery from China.

ABSTRACT: Organic residue analysis of ancient ceramic vessels enables the investigation of natural resources that were used in daily cooking practices in different part of the world. Despite many methodological advances, the utilization of plants in pottery has been difficult to demonstrate chemically, hindering the study of their role in ancient society, a topic that is especially important to understanding early agricultural practices at the start of the Neolithic period. Here, we present the first lipid residue study on the Chinese Neolithic pottery dated to 5.0 k - 4.7 k cal BC from the Tianluoshan site, Zhejiang province, a key site with early evidence for rice domestication. Through the identification of novel molecular biomarkers and extensive stable isotope analysis, we suggest that the pott

SUBMITTER: Shoda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6242940 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature