The First Domesticated ‘Cheongju Sorori Rice’ Excavated in Korea
Yong-Gu Cho, Me-Sun Kim, Kwon Kyoo Kang, Joong Hyoun Chin, Ju-Kyung Yu, Soowon Cho, Chul-Won Lee, Jun Hyun Cho, Tae-Sik Park, Hak-Soo Suh, Mun-Hue Heu, Seung-Won Lee, Jong-Yoon Woo, Yung-Jo Lee
TL;DR
This study examines ancient rice found in Korea, suggesting it may represent the earliest domesticated rice in the region.
Contribution
The paper provides morphological and genetic evidence for the early domestication of rice in Korea.
Findings
The excavated rice grains show morphological differences from wild and weed rice.
DNA analysis of the rice could help trace the origin of early rice domestication in Korea.
The rice was found in a peat layer older than 15,000 years, indicating early agricultural activity.
Abstract
Archaeological excavations led by Yung-jo Lee and Jong-yoon Woo were carried out twice at the Sorori paleolithic site, Cheongju, in the Republic of Korea, at the upper stream of the Geumgang river, the Miho riverside. A total of 127 rice seeds were excavated, including 18 ancient rice and 109 Quasi-rice, in 1998 and 2001. At the first excavation, eleven short japonica-type ancient rice and one slender smooth ancient rice with two kinds of Quasi-rice were excavated. The average length of the 11 short rice grains obtained from the first and second excavation was 7.19 mm and the average width was 3.08 mm, respectively. The Quasi-rice are apparently different from the rice and do not have bi-peak protuberances on their glume surface. At the second excavation, six short ancient rice chaffs and some Quasi-rice 2 were found. These short-grained ancient rice were comparable to the ancient rice…
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TopicsGABA and Rice Research · Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science · Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals