Identification and implications of lithic artifacts starch residues from Fenghuangzui Neolithic site in Central China

doi:10.1038/s40494-025-02050-w

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	Identification and implications of lithic artifacts starch residues from Fenghuangzui Neolithic site in Central China
	Lou, Wentai 1,2,3,4; Wang, Feng 1,3; Wei, Xuan 1,3; Guan, Ying 5; Wang, Xin 1,3; Li, Yinghua 1,3,6
	2025-10-11
发表期刊	NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE
卷号	13 期号:1 页码:8
通讯作者	Guan, Ying(guanying@ivpp.ac.cn) ; Wang, Xin(wangxin15@whu.edu.cn)
摘要	Starch residues on lithics are crucial for exploring the function and use pattern of stone tools and reconstructing the ecological environment, diet, and subsistence strategies of ancient populations. Recent excavations at Fenghuangzui Site (4400-4200 cal BP) revealed abundant Shijiahe Culture remains, especially feature H13, with a large amount of pottery, lithics and ashes were unearthed, which may indicate population gathering and communal activities. This paper analyses starch granules from 23 lithic artifacts (e.g., Stone adze, Core tools and Flake tools) unearthed from H13. The results indicate that the extracted starch granules primarily belong to roots and tubers, demonstrating that these lithic artifacts were used for processing local rhizome plants. Combined with rice and millet, indicated by macro-remains and phytoliths, the finding showed a wide diet of these inhabitants. This paper provides a new case study of starch granules in the Late Neolithic sites of the Middle Yangtze River valley.
DOI	10.1038/s40494-025-02050-w
关键词[WOS]	GRAIN ANALYSIS ; STONE TOOLS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Social Science Foundation of China[19ZDA231] ; [YSBR-019]
项目资助者	Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Social Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Arts & Humanities - Other Topics ; Chemistry ; Materials Science ; Spectroscopy
WOS类目	Humanities, Multidisciplinary ; Chemistry, Analytical ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Spectroscopy
WOS记录号	WOS:001590929100003
出版者	SPRINGER
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24938
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Guan, Ying; Wang, Xin
作者单位	1.Wuhan Univ, Sch Hist, Wuhan, Peoples R China 2.Henan Prov Inst Cultural Heritage & Archaeol, Zhengzhou, Peoples R China 3.Wuhan Univ, Archaeol Inst Yangtze Civilizat, Wuhan, Peoples R China 4.Henan Prov Int Joint Lab Origins Modern Humans Eas, Zhengzhou, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 6.Univ Paris X, Maison Archeol & Ethnol, CNRS, UMR 7041,ArScAn AnTET, 21 Allee Univ, Nanterre, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lou, Wentai,Wang, Feng,Wei, Xuan,et al. Identification and implications of lithic artifacts starch residues from Fenghuangzui Neolithic site in Central China[J]. NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE,2025,13(1):8.
APA	Lou, Wentai,Wang, Feng,Wei, Xuan,Guan, Ying,Wang, Xin,&Li, Yinghua.(2025).Identification and implications of lithic artifacts starch residues from Fenghuangzui Neolithic site in Central China.NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE,13(1),8.
MLA	Lou, Wentai,et al."Identification and implications of lithic artifacts starch residues from Fenghuangzui Neolithic site in Central China".NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE 13.1(2025):8.