Flotation Results and Preliminary Analysis of Nandongtao Site in Wuzhi of Henan from Late Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty
Analysis of flotation samples from late Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty excavated in 2023 in the east of the Nan-dongtao Site in Wuzhi,Henan Province shows that millet,broomcom millet and soybean were the food crops of the ancestors in late Shang period.The crop combination reflected the dominant role of millet in the agricultural production of the ancestors,and had certain similarities with other plant archaeological records in the Central Plains in late Shang period.In the archaeological records from the eastern Zhou Dynasty to Han Dynasty,millet agriculture,represented by millet and broomcorn millet,was still the composition of the ancestors'livelihood.The flotation results of Nandongtao site provide evidence for the exploration and re-search of agricultural structure from Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty in northwest Henan.With further excavation and research,the understanding of agricultural economy and subsistence system of ancestors in different periods in this area will be deepened.
the Nandongtao sitelate Shang to Han dynastyplant archaeologyagricultural economyproduction model