Rice

Table 1 Long-term persistence of rice-and-millet agriculture in Taiwan

From: A northern Chinese origin of Austronesian agriculture: new evidence on traditional Formosan cereals

Culture		Tapenkeng	Niuchoutzu	Tahu		Fantsaiyuan	Niaosong
Culture		Tapenkeng	Niuchoutzu	late	terminal	terminal	early
Excavated site		NKLE	YHF	SL	SL	HLL	SL
Dates (BP)		5000–4200	3800–3300	2350–1800	1800–1400	1600–800	1400–900
	Foxtail millet	+++++	++++	++	+	+	+++
	Broomcorn millet	+++++	++++	++	+	+	+++
	Rice	++++	+++++	+++	+++	+++++	+++

NKLE: Nan Kuan Li East, southern Taiwan (Tsang, 2012); YHF: You Hsien Fang, southern Taiwan (Tsang, 2012); SL: Siliao, southern Taiwan (Liu et al. 2011); HLL: Hui Lai Li, central Taiwan (Huang et al. 2006). Grain count: + 1–10; ++ 10–100; +++ 100–1.000; ++++ 1.000–10.000; +++++ 10.000–100.000

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