Tradition of wrapping grains in funerary rituals 2200 years ago

Fan Yang; Yong Ge; Ling Fang; Haiyan Wang; Shuzhi Wang; Jiajun Wang; Zhiguo Zhang

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwag504

August 18, 2026National Science ReviewOpen Access

Tradition of wrapping grains in funerary rituals 2200 years ago

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Investigate archaeobotanical evidence of grain wrapping practices in mortuary rituals dating to 2,200 years ago.
Conducted archaeobotanical analyses on macrobotanical remains from 2,200-year-old burial assemblages.
Examined wrapping materials, grain species identification, and structural placement within tomb contexts.
Identified deliberate wrapping and bundling of cultivated grains prepared specifically as funerary provisions.
Documented standardized ritual treatment of grain offerings reflecting early agricultural mortuary traditions.

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Archaeological analysis reveals traditions of wrapping grains in ancient funerary contexts, highlighting complex symbolic mortuary customs in early agricultural societies.

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Fan Yang, Yong Ge, Ling Fang, Haiyan Wang, Shuzhi Wang, Jiajun Wang, Zhiguo Zhang; Tradition of wrapping grains in funerary rituals 2200 years ago, Nationa

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Yang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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