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Notes on new advancements and revelations in the agricultural archaeology of early rice domestication in the Dongting Lake region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Pei Anping*
Affiliation:
Hunan Archaeological Institute, 129 Dong Feng Road, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China

Extract

The Liyang plain, located in the northwest of Hunan province, is part of the plain on the north of Dongting Lake. It is situated at longitude 111°22′30″E to 111°51′30″E, and latitude 29°35′31″N to 29°47′30″N. It is made up of the Li River, its tributaries and the alluvial plain, and occupies about 600 sq. km in area (FIGURE 1).

The plain is saucer-shaped and surrounded by small hills on three sides, joined at the eastern part to the plain north of Dongting Lake. The area is a classic ‘plate-basin’ structure. Inside its boundaries, the land is broad and flat, with small streams winding in different directions, and lakes and ponds dotting the landscape. It is 32–45 m above sea level, with an incline of 2° to 3°.

Type
Special section: Rice domestication
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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