《化石》编辑部: 最近读了你刊1976年第4期刊登的《丰收之年话稻谷》一文,感到其中有些提法存在问题,现写在下面,供参考。 1.我国目前有据可考的水稻历史不是10,000多年,也不是5,000多年,而是6,700多年。其根据是1973年在浙江余姚河姆渡新石器时代遗址出土的炭化稻。 2.图1与正文内容不符。 Fossil Editorial Office: Having recently read the article “Year of the Paddy Rice” published in your magazine, No. 4, 1976, I find some of the references to problems in existence are given below for reference. 1. There is a well-documented rice history in our country that is not 10,000 years old, nor 5,000 years, but 6,700 years. It is based on the carbonized rice unearthed in Neolithic sites in Hemudu, Yuyao, Zhejiang Province in 1973. 2. Figure 1 does not match the text.