100,000 Years of Evolution: New Evidence Confirms China As the Birthplace of Rice Cultivation

Research has traced rice’s domestication over 100,000 years, establishing China as the birthplace and highlighting Shangshan culture’s role. In a new study published in Science, scientists have traced the extensive 100,000-year evolution of rice from its wild forms to domesticated varieties using phytolith analysis and other techniques, confirming that China is the birthplace of rice [...]

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