Preliminary Study on Agricultural Structure During Han Dynasty in Beijing:Taking Charred Plant Remains from Smelting Remains in Heritage Site at the Ancient Government Seat of Luxian County as An Example
The heritage site at the ancient government seat of Luxian County is a county-level city of the Han Dynasty,located in the northwest of the subsidiary administrative center,Tongzhou District,Bei-jing.36 flotation samples collected from smelting remains in Yongcui West Road location,reveal a new pat-tern of Agricultural struction during the Han Dynasty in Beijing.The special background of smelting remains greatly affected the quantity and variety of charred plant remains.Wheat became an important crop as impor-tant as millet during Han Dynasty,forming a new structure with wheat and millet as the main crops.Rice is discovered for the first time in Beijing,the dating results and literature records indicated that rice was offi-cially promoted by the government in the early Eastern Han Dynasty on a small scale,but it was difficult to impact the dry-land agriculture.By comparing with the flotation results of other locations in Luxiangucheng site,the diet of craftsmen in Yongcui West Road location had no difference in staple food,and they may also have a variety of fruits,nuts and wild plant resources.
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