Rice or millets: early farming strategies in prehistoric central Thailand

Ancient seeds from archaeological sites can provide clues that are crucial for understanding and characterizing subsistence strategies. This in turn contributes to our understanding of, and explanations for, the relationship between socioeconomic systems and organization of craft production. This ar...

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Published in:Archaeological and anthropological sciences 2010, Vol.2 (2), p.79-88
Main Authors: Weber, Steve, Lehman, Heather, Barela, Timothy, Hawks, Sean, Harriman, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Chemistry/Food Science
Crops
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Farming
Geography
Life Sciences
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Rice
Seeds
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Summary:Ancient seeds from archaeological sites can provide clues that are crucial for understanding and characterizing subsistence strategies. This in turn contributes to our understanding of, and explanations for, the relationship between socioeconomic systems and organization of craft production. This article will examine the relationship between rice and millets at three prehistoric sites from a regional copper-producing center in central Thailand to provide new insights into the subsistence strategy of these communities and to better understand the relationship between these crops and their introduction and use in Southeast Asia.
ISSN:1866-9557
1866-9565
DOI:10.1007/s12520-010-0030-3