Analysis on Plant Remains From the Jiangjialiang Site in Yangyuan County of Hebei Province
Due to the lack of relevant archaeological research on plants and animals,there has been little understanding of the subsistence economy and environmental adaptation patterns of the ancestors of the Xiaoheyan culture for a long time.The Jiangjialiang site,belonging to the Xiaoheyan culture,is located in the northwest region of Hebei Province,south of Yan Moun-tain,and is at the crossroads of cultural exchanges in prehistoric times.This study collected abundant sediment samples from ash pit H1 by investigating the residential area of Jiangjialiang site.Through the further flotation work,it discovered seeds from 13 species and small remnants of fruit pits,including the seeds of two cereal crops of foxtail millet(Setaria italica)and broomcorn millet(Panicum miliaceum),as well as seeds from other non-crop taxa,such as Setaria viridis,Euodia,Lespedeza,Chenopodium ablum.The results showed that 563 broomcorn millet grains were found,accounting for 90.95%of the unearthed plant remains,which indicates that the agricultural production of the ancestors at the Jiangjialiang Site was characterized by a typical northern dryland farming system,with foxtail millet and broomcorn millet as the main crop.The excavation density of plant remains at the Jiangjialiang Site and the ratio of foxtail millet and broomcorn millet were both lower than those at late Yangshao culture sites in the Central Plains from the same period,as well as lower than those at the Dashaigou site in the northwestern Hebei Zhangjiakou area,which could be dated to the Longshan period.This phenomenon is likely related to the relatively cold and dry climate of the region during the Xiaoheyan culture period.
the northwest region of Hebei Provincethe Jiangjialiang sitethe Xiaoheyan culturearchaeobotanymillet a-griculture
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