Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China

doi:10.1002/oa.2379

	Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China
	Ma, M.1,2; Dong, G.2; Liu, X.3; Lightfoot, E.3; Chen, F.2; Wang, H.4; Li, H.2; Jones, M. K.3
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
	2015-11-01
卷号	25 期号:6 页码:923-934
关键词	Qijiaping Gansu Stable Isotopes Collagen Diet Bronze Age
ISSN号	1047-482X
DOI	10.1002/oa.2379
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Intercontinental exchanges between communities living in different parts of Eurasia during the late prehistoric period have become increasingly popular as a topic of archaeological research. The Qijia culture, found in northwest China, is one of the key archaeological cultures that can shed light on trans-Eurasian exchange because a variety of imports are found in this cultural context. These imports include new cereals and animals, which suggest that human diets may also have changed compared with previous periods. To understand human and animal diets of the Qijia culture, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios from human and animal skeletal remains were analysed from the type site of the Qijia culture at Qijiaping. The results demonstrate that human diet at the site mainly consisted of millet and animals fed on millet. C3 cereals, such as wheat and barley, did not contribute significantly to human diet, and no isotopic differences were found between adult and subadult diets. Furthermore, three outlying human results raise the possibility of exogenous individuals, perhaps in relation to the parallel movement of animals, crops and goods. This study provides human and animal dietary information for evaluating the nature of exchange and diffusion in eastern Eurasia at this time. Copyright (C) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
WOS关键词	BONE-COLLAGEN ; NUTRITIONAL STRESS ; LOESS PLATEAU ; HEXI CORRIDOR ; NITROGEN ; CARBON ; DIET ; AGRICULTURE ; STARVATION ; CLIMATE
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology
语种	英语
出版者	WILEY-BLACKWELL
WOS记录号	WOS:000368455400013
资助机构	'Strategic Priority Research Program-Climate Change: Carbon Budget and Relevant Issues' of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05130601) ; National Social Science Foundation of China(12ZD151) ; European Research Council ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41072123 ; 111 Program of the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs(B06026) ; 41271218 ; 41021091)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ihns.ac.cn/handle/311051/7408]
专题	中国科学院自然科学史研究所
通讯作者	Dong, G.
作者单位	1.ChineseAcadSci,InstHistNatSci,Beijing,PeoplesRChina; 2.LanzhouUniv,KeyLabWesternChinasEnvironmSyst,MinistEduc,ResSchAridEnvironm&ClimateChange,Lanzhou730000,Gansu,PeoplesRChina; 3.UnivCambridge,McDonaldInstArchaeolRes,Cambridge,England; 4.GansuProvInstCulturalRelics&ArchaeolRes,Lanzhou,PeoplesRChina
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ma, M.,Dong, G.,Liu, X.,et al. Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY,2015,25(6):923-934.
APA	Ma, M..,Dong, G..,Liu, X..,Lightfoot, E..,Chen, F..,...&Jones, M. K..(2015).Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY,25(6),923-934.
MLA	Ma, M.,et al."Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY 25.6(2015):923-934.