부산대학교 도서관

Recently, archaeological research on agricultural origins has developed further owing to expansion of geological interest expanded beyond so-called primary origins and methodological-theoretical development. Archaeobotanical research in Korea increased, but systematic research on plant remains in the Neolithic sites is still limited. This paper reviews plant exploitation patterns of the Neolithic sites, based on archaeobotanical research on the Pyeonggeodong and Munamri sites. These results are compared to previous research, particularly ones by systematic research. In addition, samples were extracted from grinding slabs and pestles that were assumed to be used for grinding plant resources. At least from the Middle Neolithic period, Neolithic inhabitants in some regions adopted foxtail and broomcorn millets, which were spread from their origins in the Huanghe River China. Moreover, as soon as the idea of cultivation was implanted among Neolithic communities, they experimented managing native legumes, azuki and soybean. As the recent genetic research, archaeological research reflects that azuki and soybean were probably domesticated in multiple times and regions. Korea may have been one of the origins. Korean Neolithic subsistence can be understood as dynamic, feedback relations between humans and environment/ecology through a perspective from the human-cultural niche construction.