Understanding the Possible Contamination of Ancient Starch Residues by Adjacent Sediments and Modern Plants in Northern China
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| 作者 | Ma, Zhikun1,2; Zhang, Chi1; Li, Quan2 ; Perry, Linda3; Yang, Xiaoyan2
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| 刊名 | SUSTAINABILITY
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| 出版日期 | 2017-05-01 |
| 卷号 | 9期号:5页码:12 |
| 关键词 | starch grain analysis potential contamination cultural deposits sustainable use |
| ISSN号 | 2071-1050 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su9050752 |
| 通讯作者 | Yang, Xiaoyan(yangxy@igsnrr.ac.cn) |
| 英文摘要 | The potential contamination of ancient residues from both modern plant sources and sediments adjacent to archaeological contexts can complicate interpretation in the field of starch grain analysis, thus affecting the sustainable use of the method in archaeobotany. In this study, we examined two potential sources of contamination at a wheat field in Shandong Province and a maize field in Beijing, the Nanzhuangtou site in Hebei Province and the Zhuannian site in Beijing in Northern China. Surface soils from active farmland and its surrounds, as well as deposits from clearly-defined cultural layers, overlying layers, and underlayers at the archaeological sites were subjected to starch grain analysis. No starches were recovered from any of the 16 surface soil samples from fields of wheat and maize, or their environs. This outcome indicates that starches do not preserve well in active surface soils. Further results from the analysis of 33 samples from the two sites demonstrate that starches do not occur in either the overlying layers or underlayers of cultural deposits. Thus, starch grains extracted from the surface residues of artifacts were not deposited from adjacent sediments after the artifacts were abandoned or buried. Further, cultural sediments contained fewer starch grains than the surfaces of artifacts in the same horizon. Thus, if any starch grains on the surfaces of tools are the result of contamination, ancient cultural sediments are the primary source. In conclusion, we offer insights for the prevention of misinterpretation of extraneous residues and sustainable development for the use of starch grain analysis. |
| WOS关键词 | GRAIN ANALYSIS ; STONE TOOLS ; DOMESTICATION ; REVEAL ; ARTIFACTS ; VALLEY ; FOODS ; RICE |
| 资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[41371217] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41072140] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[2015M570006] ; National Science and Technology Major Project of China[2015CB953801] |
| WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000404127800077 |
| 出版者 | MDPI AG |
| 资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation ; National Science and Technology Major Project of China |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/63244]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Yang, Xiaoyan |
| 作者单位 | 1.Peking Univ, Sch Archaeol & Museol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Fdn Archaeobot Res Microfossils, POB 37, Fairfax, VA 22038 USA |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ma, Zhikun,Zhang, Chi,Li, Quan,et al. Understanding the Possible Contamination of Ancient Starch Residues by Adjacent Sediments and Modern Plants in Northern China[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2017,9(5):12. |
| APA | Ma, Zhikun,Zhang, Chi,Li, Quan,Perry, Linda,&Yang, Xiaoyan.(2017).Understanding the Possible Contamination of Ancient Starch Residues by Adjacent Sediments and Modern Plants in Northern China.SUSTAINABILITY,9(5),12. |
| MLA | Ma, Zhikun,et al."Understanding the Possible Contamination of Ancient Starch Residues by Adjacent Sediments and Modern Plants in Northern China".SUSTAINABILITY 9.5(2017):12. |
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