2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The fundamental study of food processing tools in Neolithic China -approach from analysis of using marks-

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19720205
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Archaeology
Research Institution	Kokugakuin University
Principal Investigator	KATO Satomi Kokugakuin University, 研究開発推進機構, 講師 (40384002)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2010
Keywords	考古学 / 先史学 / 使用痕 / 食品加工 / 粉食文化
Research Abstract	The result of this study have made the fact clear that saddle querns which were one of food processing tools in Neolithic China were used for crushing and powdering seeds.The objects of processing are mainly cereals, such as millets and acorns, and the usage of quern stones were examined at least 2 or more ways.Moreover, it has become clear that there are differences in the objects and the usage of the stones between the materials which were used in the culture of Peiligang, as well as effected by the same culture, and ones which were used in the other Shandong areas; it is assumed that the differences were due to the varieties of the societies and cultures between the regions.