Chinanews.com, Rizhao, December 22 (Ding Yingying and Li Dehua) On December 22, the reporter saw in the "Five Thousand Years of Oriental Civilization-Rizhao Prehistoric Culture Exhibition Hall" on the second floor of the Rizhao Museum in Shandong Province that the remains of King Yao's city were unearthed. 6 grains of carbonized rice have been exhibited to the public.
It is understood that a total of 6 grains of carbonized rice appeared in the exhibition hall, which were unearthed from the site of Yaowang City in Rizhao, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and donated by the Shandong Team of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The staff of the Rizhao Museum are setting up the carbonized rice.
Photo courtesy of Rizhao Museum
"The Shandong team of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Rizhao City Museum held a handover ceremony at the end of November. Six carbonized rice grains unearthed from the Yaowang City site were handed over to our museum, which also filled the gap in our museum's carbonized rice collection." Rizhao Shan Xuegang, curator of the Municipal Museum, said that this batch of carbonized rice grains was unearthed at the Yaowangcheng site in Rizhao, Shandong Province, and is one of the physical evidences of artificial rice cultivation in the early Longshan culture (about 4,500 years ago).
After identification, these carbonized rice belongs to japonica rice.
The picture shows carbonized rice on display at the Rizhao Museum.
Photo courtesy of Rizhao Museum
Research by many experts has proved that in the Rizhao area during the Longshan era, rice farming played an important role in the agricultural economy. Rice was the main food crop for the residents at that time, and it was relatively close to the modern local varieties of japonica rice.
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A total of 6 grains of carbonized rice appeared in the exhibition hall.
Photo courtesy of Rizhao Museum