Table 1.
Numbers of seeds by plant taxa in each site in the Yiluo survey area
| LP |
Late Yangshao |
EL |
Late Longshan |
Erlitou |
Erligang NW-58 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site name and code | Fudian E-124 | Wuluoxipo-42 | Wuluoshuiku W-25 | Weizhuang SW-18 | Weizhuang W-19 | Yulinzhuang-50 | Tianpocun-49 | Zhaocheng-77 | Nanwayao-156 | Fu-Xi-Tai | Sigou SE-152 | Matun-69 | Nanshi-A3 | Nianzizhuang NW-73 | Wuluo Nandian-32 | Sigou S-51 | Luokou NE-22 | Huilongwan E-83 | Xinhougou Yaochang E-132 | Huizui-127 | Luokou NE-22 | Shaochai-A1 | Feiyao SE-11 | Shangzhuang-37 | Tianposhuiku-43 | Fengzhal NW-58 |
| Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil L | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 8 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 7 |
| Nut g | - | * | – | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | * | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | 0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Cultigen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broomcorn millet | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 60 | 42 | 233 | – | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 39 | – | 3 | 34 | – |
| Foxtail millet | 2 | 2 | 50 | 40 | 152 | 37 | 25 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 3,290 | 482 | 8,957 | 11 | 310 | 319 | 326 | 438 | 888 | 482 | 259 | 1,924 | 338 | 72 | 2,402 | 587 |
| Rice | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | * | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | 5 | – |
| Wheat | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 172 | 92 |
| Cultigen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soybean | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | 9 | – |
| Beefsteak plant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Weeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foxtail grass | – | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 11 | – | 1 | 147 | 33 | 291 | 2 | 55 | 34 | 119 | 24 | 225 | 92 | 69 | 451 | 22 | 18 | 345 | 162 |
| Panic, mannagrass | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 11 | 5 | 2 | – | 17 | 2 | 19 | – | 11 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 7 |
| Paniceae | – | – | 3 | – | 54 | 3 | 13 | 10 | – | 5 | 466 | 37 | 214 | – | 179 | 49 | 163 | 30 | 577 | 163 | 200 | 837 | 38 | 16 | 2,315 | 121 |
| Wild bean | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 9 | – |
| Sedge | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Chenopod | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 11 | – | 20 | 13 | 2 | 115 | 2 | – | 76 | 11 |
| Knotweed | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Miniature beefsteak plant | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Wild mustard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Night- shade | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spurge, borage | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fruit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bramble | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Plum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Rosaceae or others | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – |
| Unknown | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 6 |
| Total n | 2 | 5 | 67 | 49 | 238 | 57 | 43 | 108 | 9 | 10 | 4,035 | 614 | 9,705 | 14 | 579 | 410 | 648 | 497 | 1,782 | 790 | 533 | 3,455 | 427 | 126 | 5,492 | 986 |
| Density | * | * | 4 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 56 | 924 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 23 | 67 | 48 | 43 | 13 | 185 | 141 |
In the category of site sizes, “S” and “L” stand for small and large, respectively. “LP” and “EL” stand for Late Peiligang and Early Longshan, respectively. Asterisks indicate weight <0.1 g, seed density <1 per liter, or seed presence. All densities and weights are rounded.