What did grinding stones grind? New light on Early Neolithic subsistence economy in the Middle Yellow River Valley, China

Li Liu; Judith Field; Richard Fullagar; Sheahan Bestel; Xingcan Chen; Xiaolin Ma

doi:10.1017/S0003598X00100249

What did grinding stones grind? New light on Early Neolithic subsistence economy in the Middle Yellow River Valley, China

Li Liu
, Judith Field
, Richard Fullagar
, Sheahan Bestel
, Xingcan Chen
, Xiaolin Ma

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Abstract

Grinding stones have provided a convenientproxy for the arrival of agriculture in Neolithic China. Not any more. Thanks to highprecision analyses of use-wear and starch residue, the authors show that early Neolithic people were mainly using these stones to process acorns. This defines a new stage in the long transition of food production from huntergatherer to farmer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	816-833
Number of pages	18
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	84
Issue number	325
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00100249
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acorns
Agriculture
China
Grinding stones
Millet
Neolithic
Querns

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