Be stunned to find 6,000 years old “ancient rice fields” – the oldest in the world!
Stunned to find “ancient rice fields” – December 18 Daily Mail Report of major findings in China After a team of researchers at the Zhejiang Institute of Archeology and Cultural Objects Together with the Ningbo Cultural Heritage Management Research Institute revealed that “Rice fieldsOldest in the world ”
It is assumed that it is more than 6,000 years old outside the He Mu Tu cultural archaeological dig site. Chinese modern stone culture in Huyao Zhejiang province East Which is between 5,500-3,300 years before Christ
Ariel photo taken on Dec. 16 shows the world’s oldest and largest paddy fields found at the Shi’ao Ruins in Yuyao city, Zhejiang province. The ancient fields cover an area of about 900,000 square meters, but so far only 7,000 square meters of land have been excavated. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)
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Mr. Wang Yong Lei Archaeologist from the Zhejiang Archaeological Institute Given that this ancient rice field was a checkered pattern, it was about 222 acres or more than 560 acres, and the archaeologists had already excavated one acre (about 2.5 acres).
The rice fields took on different styles during the 3 prehistoric periods. And spanned more than 2,000 years, with the oldest field being around 4,300 BC Before this latest discovery, experts estimate that the first rice fields found were around 3,000 years ago.
At the same time, a study analyzed the DNA of ancient rice nearly 2,000 years ago that was compared to the present rice. Revealed that the early humans ate more different kinds of rice When compared to only two varieties of rice today, Japonica rice and Indica rice. Moreover, evidence of rice husks, corncobs and seeds in the soil was found, which can be traced back to the Liangzhu period.
“We also discovered five prehistoric villages in a square kilometer area around the rice fields,” added Wang. And that the team of archaeologists are continuing to dig in different parts Of this enormous rice field
The ancient checkboard patterned fields were found in the city of Yuyao, east China’s Zhejiang Province and are said to cover about 222 acres – only one acre has been excavated thus far. DailyMail
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The ancient fields cover an area of about 900,000 square meters, but so far only 7,000 square meters of land have been excavated. The fields provide insight into the prehistoric society along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)
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The world’s oldest rice paddies have been uncovered in China that experts say were farmed more than 6,000 years ago. Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
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A worker holds a pottery debris unearthed from the the world’s oldest and largest paddy fields at the Shi’ao Ruins in Yuyao city, Zhejiang province. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)
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The team also discovered rice glumes, cobs and weed seeds in the paddy soil that dates back to the Liangzhu Culture from 2900 BC to 2500 BC. Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
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