淀粉粒分析(starch grain analysis)是20世纪80年代开始广泛应用于植物考古中的一种新的植物微体遗存分析手段,并成为孢粉和植硅体分析的有益补充。该项研究手段的发展与推广,推进了植物驯化、栽培与利用等研究的深入。不同的植物由于遗传和环境的差异,形成不同性质和结构特征的淀粉粒,其形态差异对于鉴别其种属有着重要意义。相关实践研究亦表明淀粉残留物可以在地层和器物表面长时间的保存,所提取的淀粉粒仍然保持形态和消光等基本特性。因此,淀粉粒分析的基本原理可概括为通过现代植物淀粉粒形态的研究,建立现代图谱和归纳鉴定特征,并最终判断地层和器物中保存的淀粉粒残留物的来源。由此可见,建立现代植物特别是那些与人类生活密切相关的植物淀粉粒数 Starch grain analysis is a new method of phytoremediation widely used in plant archeology since the 1980s and is a useful complement to the analysis of sporopollen and phytoliths. The development and promotion of the research methods have promoted the research of plant domestication, cultivation and utilization. Different plants, due to their genetic and environmental differences, form starch granules with different properties and structural features. Their morphological differences are of great significance for the identification of their species. Relevant practical research also shows that starch residues can be stored on the surface of stratum and utensils for a long time. The extracted starch grains still retain the basic characteristics of morphology and extinction. Therefore, the basic principle of starch granule analysis can be summarized as follows: through the study of starch granule morphology in modern plants, the establishment of modern maps and the identification of features, and finally determine the origin of starch granule residues stored in the formation and utensils. Thus, the establishment of modern plants, especially those closely related to human life and the number of starch granules