Late Pleistocene Human used Rice in Sri Lanka: Phytolith Investigation of the Deposits at Fahien Rockshelter

Rathnasiri Premathilake; Chris O. Hunt

Late Pleistocene Human used Rice in Sri Lanka: Phytolith Investigation of the Deposits at Fahien Rockshelter

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Phytolith (microscopic plant silicate bodies) evidence suggests that anatomically modern humans lived at Fahien rock shelter in the south-western Sri Lanka intensively used wild rice species (e.g. Oryza cf. nivara) in association with lowland rain forests from 47.80ka (47.800 calyrs BP). The intensive use of wild rice could be a local innovation.

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Rathnasiri Premathilake, Chris Hunt. 2017. "Late Pleistocene Human used Rice in Sri Lanka: Phytolith Investigation of the Deposits at Fahien Rockshelter". Global Journal of Human-Social Science, Global Journal of Human-Social Science - D: History, Archaeology & Anthropology GJHSS-D Volume 17 (GJHSS Volume 17 Issue D2).

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