上山文化水稻植硅体研究的几点思考

Thoughts on Phytolith Analysis of Shangshan Culture Rice Remains

前言(一)上山文化的发现与研究上山遗址位于浙江省浦江县黄宅镇渠南、渠北和三友村之间,地处钱塘江支流浦阳江上游北岸的二级阶地,面积约3万平方米。该遗址自2000年考古调查发现,经过多个年度的考古发掘与多学科协同研究,向学界展现了浙江地区一种新的史前文化面貌。

Since its discovery, the Shangshan culture has drawn much attention from researchers from various perspectives, including the study of archaeological cultures and settlement patterns, craft production, and the subsistence economy. Despite a limited occurrence of macro-botanical remains, phytolith analysis has advanced the study of the Shangshan culture, especially as regards determining the extent of rice cultivation and domestication. However, in the years since phytolith analysis began in earnest, some analytical problems have also arisen. For example, samples from essentially the same source yield different results, and inconsistent degrees of rice domestication are represented by different rice phytoliths. By reviewing rice phytolith research from the Shangshan culture, this study proposes that: scientific source sampling should be the basis and premise of subsequent research;standardized experimental procedures with open access constitute an effective guarantee for solid comparative research;the specific impact of differentiated statistical data is still unknown;the effectiveness of using phytoliths to determine the degree of rice domestication awaits further investigation.