EXPLORATORY POLLEN, STARCH, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR THE ALEONAR SITE, CEBU, PHILIPPINES

Pollen, starch, and phytolith analyses were conducted on two samples from the Aleonar
site on Tagotong Hill, a ritual hilltop site of Neolithic Age on Cebu in the Philippines. Samples
were collected from a midden accumulation in a probable ceremonial area. Analyses were
conducted to identify both local vegetation and any evidence of ritual use of plants.

本研究针对菲律宾宿务岛新石器时代仪式性山顶遗址塔戈通山（Tagotong Hill）上的阿莱奥纳尔（Aleonar）遗址的两份样本，开展了孢粉、淀粉粒与植硅体（phytolith）分析。样本采集自一处疑似仪式活动区域的贝丘堆积层。本次分析旨在同时识别当地植被遗存，并探寻植物被用于仪式活动的相关证据。