Late Pleistocene Humans used Rice in Sri Lanka: Phytolith Investigation of the Deposits at Fahien Rock Shelter

Premathilake, R and Hunt, CO (2017) Late Pleistocene Humans used Rice in Sri Lanka: Phytolith Investigation of the Deposits at Fahien Rock Shelter. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 17 (2). pp. 19-29. ISSN 2249-460x

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Abstract

Phytolith (microscopic plant silicate bodies) evidence suggests that anatomically modern humans lived at Fahien rock shelterin the south-western Sri Lanka in tensively used wild rice species (e.g. Oryza cf. nivara) in association with lowland rain forests from 48.35ka (48,350 calyrs BP). The intensive use of wild rice could be a local innovation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fa Hien rock shelter; sediment; stratigraphy; phytoliths; rice; Sri Lanka
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Divisions:	Natural Sciences and Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher:	Global Journals Incorporated
Date of acceptance:	28 November 2017
Date of first compliant Open Access:	11 June 2018
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2018 10:32
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 02:38
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8825

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