Dating the onset of cereal cultivation in Britain and Ireland: the evidence from charred cereal grains
Dating the onset of cereal cultivation in Britain and Ireland: the evidence from charred cereal grains
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DOI：
10.1017/s0003598x00096101
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Brown, Alex
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作者：
Brown, Alex
英国的新石器时代生活是什么时候开始的？作者收集了第一次使用谷物的放射性碳年代的现有证据，区分了谷物背景下的枣和木炭，以及烧焦的谷物本身。烧焦的颗粒开始出现在公元前4000卡左右，并在公元前3800至3000卡之间的定居点中变得突出。这与巨石墓穴(公元前3800-3500卡)的出现很好地相关，并主张在公元前4000-3800卡的两个世纪的实验阶段相对较快地采用新石器时代的包。在花粉记录中报告的早期谷物(公元前5000年)被归因于野生物种。
When does Neolithic life begin in Britain? The author gathered up the current evidence for radiocarbon-dated first use of cereals, distinguishing between dates from charcoal in contexts with cereals, and dates from the charred grains themselves. The charred grains begin to appear around 4000 cal BC and become prominent in settlements between 3800 and 3000 cal BC This correlates well with the appearance of megalithic tombs (3800-3500 cal BC) and argues for a relatively rapid adoption of the Neolithic package during an experimental phase of two centuries, 4000-3800 cal BC. The early cereals reported in the pollen record (from 5000 BC) are attributed to wild species.