World's 'oldest' rice found (a BBC report)

Tue Oct 21 10:17:17 EDT 2003

Hi Everyone.

You might be interested in following up this report from BBC.

Enjoy reading !
Pankaj

World's 'oldest' rice found
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor

Rice was on the menu for ancient man
Scientists have found the oldest known domesticated rice. The handful of
15,000-year-old burnt grains was discovered by archaeologists in Korea.

Their age challenges the accepted view that rice cultivation originated in China
about 12,000 years ago. ...........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3207552.stm