Marco Polo

Studies in Global Europe-Asia Connections

Appendix 5

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Abstract

Archaeological sites in China with evidence for (foxtail and/or broomcorn) millet and rice grains dating to between the sixth and second millennia BCE, illustrated in Figure 29

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1-0 indicates presence (1) and absence (0) of plant species
? Indicates the presence of plant species is unclear
w indicates wild species O Oryza sativa – rice P Panicum miliaceum – broomcorn millet S Setaria italica – foxtail millet

Data compiled consulting Stevens, Fuller 2017; Stevens, Zhuang, Fuller 2024; Stevens et al. 2016; He et al. 2022a.


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Submitted: Feb. 5, 2025 | Accepted: May 5, 2025 | Published Sept. 18, 2025 | Language: it