贵州发现的早期稻作遗存及谷物的收割和加工

贵州中水遗址近年来发现了大量的炭化稻谷遗存，它们与临省发现的稻谷品种不同，可能是属于适合当地高原环境、在本土生长的稻谷品种。贵州出土的早期农具中，石刀和杵臼的数量较多：其中石刀类型多样，是主要的谷物收割工具；杵臼形制简单，是主要的谷物脱壳工具。岜沙苗族人的现代生活场景是古代谷物收割、加工方式的最好诠释。

Historical Remains of Early Paddy Discovered in Guizhou Province and the Harvest and Processing of Cereal

Plenty of historical remains of char paddy were discovered recently in Zhongshui site of Guizhou province.They are different from the paddy varieties found in nearby prov- inces,possibly belong to the local variety suitable to the local highland environment.Stone knives and Chu-Jius are the part of early farm tools unearthed in Guizhou.Stone knives have many kinds of shapes used as harvesting tools.The shape system of Chu-Jiu is simple,which is major cereal husking tool.The modern life scene of Ba-Sha Miaos is the best explanation of ancient harvesting and processing.