Archaeologists Uncover 3,500-year-old Rice Remains In Oldest Part Of Remote Region

The remains of 3,500-year-old atom were precocious recovered successful Guam — making it nan earliest known grounds of rice successful Remote Oceania.

Archaeologists discovered nan atom astatine nan Ritidian Site Complex, located astatine nan northernmost constituent of Guam. 

Michael T. Carson, an archaeology professor astatine nan University of Guam successful Mangilao, precocious published his findings connected nan find successful nan diary Science Advances.

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The archaeologist told Fox News Digital successful an question and reply that nan atom remnants were recovered successful nan shape of phytoliths. 

"Phytoliths are for illustration fossils of ancient works parts," Carson said.

Archaeologists precocious uncovered pottery fragments containing nan earliest grounds of atom successful Remote Oceania. (Hsiao-chun Hung via Science.org; Michael T. Carson via Science.org)

"The original works materials were filled chiefly pinch silica materials, lasting for thousands of years and preserving nan elaborate anatomy that tin beryllium observed and authenticated done microscope analysis."

The phytoliths included aggregate instances of nan atom husks and leaves, Carson said. 

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The atom was exclusively recovered connected ancient pottery made from earthenware.

"This nonstop relation is other assured because nan phytoliths were 100% absent connected different artifacts specified arsenic chromatic and ammunition tools, arsenic good arsenic 100% absent wrong nan surrounding sedimentary matrix," he said.

Archaeologists worked astatine a cave, seen left, astatine Ritidian Point. The tract is adjacent North Ritidian Point, shown astatine correct — nan northernmost portion of Guam. (Hsiao-chun Hung via Science.org; MyLoupe/UIG via Getty Images)

Experts judge that atom played a domiciled successful rituals that were performed successful nan cave, which besides included good pottery, ammunition pendants and ornaments.

"Additionally, nan cave included rare stone art and general funeral pits," Carson added. 

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"The discarded ammunition remains present included different kinds of shellfish than different comprised nan mostly of nan regular shellfish diet."

"People astir apt cooked nan atom elsewhere, distant from nan cave, arsenic atom processing and cooking undoubtedly would person near down different traces."

No different cave has nan aforesaid grounds of atom — adding to nan thought that nan cave served a "highly specialized" taste role, according to Carson.

The atom must person been transported by nan first settlers of Guam complete 3,500 years ago, he noted.

Close-up of ancient atom phytoliths nether a microscope. The atom remnants, which were recovered connected pottery, survived immoderate 3,500 years. (Michael T. Carson via Science.org)

"These group traveled crossed 2,300 km of unfastened ocean, mounting a world grounds [for] long-distance ocean migration astatine nan time," he said. 

"Among their accomplishments, they managed to carrier and support nan atom until they planted and produced successful crops successful their caller remote-distance land home."

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So really did ancient group navigator this rice? 

Researcher Hsiao-chun Hung told Australian National University (ANU) they astir apt prepared nan rice acold distant from nan cave.

The latest find isn't nan first clip ancient nutrient has offered a model into nan past. 

"People astir apt cooked nan atom elsewhere, distant from nan cave, arsenic atom processing and cooking undoubtedly would person near down different traces," the archaeologist said.

A damp situation for illustration nan cave would person been "unsuitable for storing unprocessed atom successful pots," she added. 

"The ancient atom remains were recovered only connected nan surfaces of nan pottery, ruling retired mean nutrient storage." (Hsiao-chun Hung via Science.org)

"The ancient atom remains were recovered only connected nan surfaces of nan pottery, ruling retired mean nutrient storage," Hung added.

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The latest find isn't nan first clip ancient nutrient has offered a model into nan past, though specified finds stay rare.

Earlier this year, archaeologists uncovered a well-preserved loaf of ancient bread, making love backmost 5,000 years.

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In nan American Southwest, University of Utah researchers precocious uncovered proof of humanities nutrient practices by analyzing bedrock "kitchens."