Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| DOI | 10.1177/09596836211025968 |
| New radiocarbon dating and archaeological evidence reveal the westward migration of prehistoric humans in the drylands of the Asian interior | |
Li, Kangkang; Qin, Xiaoguang; Xu, Bing; Wu, Yong; Mu, Guijin ; Wei, Dong; Tian, Xiaohong; Shao, Huiqiu; Wang, Chunxue; Jia, Hongjuan; Li, Wen; Song, Haoze; Liu, Jiaqi; Jiao, Yingxin
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| Corresponding Author | Li, KK ; Qin, XG (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, 19 Beituchengxi Rd, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China. |
| Journal | HOLOCENE
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| ISSN | 0959-6836 |
| EISSN | 1477-0911 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Volume | 31Issue:10Pages:1555-1570 |
| Abstract in English | The vast drylands of the Asian interior were an integral part of a transcontinental network connecting east to west, that acted periodically as corridors and routeways for human migration. However, our understanding of the prehistoric human occupation of and interaction with this inhospitable environment has been hindered by a lack of direct evidence from settlements. Here we present the results of the first systematic study of archaeological material and radiocarbon dates from newly-discovered Bronze Age settlements in the hyper-arid Lop Nur region, in the eastern Tarim Basin. The studied settlement (the North Loulan Settlement, NLS), apparently associated with the prehistoric Xiaohe Culture, which is known from the Xiaohe and Gumugou cemeteries, is especially significant for the study of the prehistoric desert-oasis civilization in the drylands of the Asian interior, because it is quite different from any of the contemporary cultures in the surrounding regions. Based on a synthesis of Bayesian-modeled radiocarbon dates, the age of the NLS falls within the range of ca. 2051-1774 BC. Our field investigations indicate that the inhabitants of the site occupied semi-subterranean/semi-cave dwellings on the upper part of high yardangs, suggesting that they were able to utilize island-like yardangs in order to adapt to lake or wetland terrains. The new chronological framework for the Xiaohe cultural sites indicates that the NLS was the first Xiaohe settlement in the Tarim Basin. The earliest settlers, who were influenced by oriental culture, may have migrated to the NLS along the eastern or northeastern corridors. Later, there was the migration of populations westward along rivers. |
| Keyword in English | human migration Lop Nur prehistoric radiocarbon dating Xiaohe Culture yardang |
| Subtype | Article |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI-E ; SSCI |
| WOS ID | WOS:000676908400001 |
| WOS Keyword | LOP NUR REGION ; NORTHWEST CHINA ; XIAOHE CEMETERY ; ANCIENT LOULAN ; ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE ; XINJIANG ; POPULATIONS ; VEGETATION ; DAIRY |
| WOS Subject | Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
| WOS Research Area | Physical Geography ; Geology |
| Source Institution | 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所 ; 中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所 |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363517 |
| Affiliation | [Li, Kangkang; Qin, Xiaoguang; Xu, Bing; Liu, Jiaqi] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, 19 Beituchengxi Rd, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China; [Li, Kangkang; Qin, Xiaoguang] CAS Ctr Excellence Life & Paleoenvironm, Beijing, Peoples R China; [Li, Kangkang; Qin, Xiaoguang; Xu, Bing] Chinese Acad Sci, Innovat Acad Earth Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China; [Li, Kangkang] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China; [Wu, Yong; Tian, Xiaohong] Xinjiang Inst Archaeol, Miran, Peoples R China; [Mu, Guijin] Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, Beijing, Peoples R China; [Wei, Dong; Shao, Huiqiu; Wang, Chunxue] Jilin Univ, Sch Archaeol, Changchun, Peoples R China; [Jia, Hongjuan] Hebei GEO Univ, Expt & Practice Teaching Ctr, Wuhan, Peoples R China; [Li, Wen] East China Univ Technol, Shanghai, Peoples R China; [Song, Haoze] Zhejiang Univ, Hangzhou, Peoples R China; [Jiao, Yingxin] Bur Cultural Heritage Ruoqiang Cty, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Li, Kangkang,Qin, Xiaoguang,Xu, Bing,et al. New radiocarbon dating and archaeological evidence reveal the westward migration of prehistoric humans in the drylands of the Asian interior[J]. 中国科学院新疆生态与地理研究所, 中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所,2021,31(10):1555-1570. |
| APA | Li, Kangkang.,Qin, Xiaoguang.,Xu, Bing.,Wu, Yong.,Mu, Guijin.,...&Jiao, Yingxin.(2021).New radiocarbon dating and archaeological evidence reveal the westward migration of prehistoric humans in the drylands of the Asian interior.HOLOCENE,31(10),1555-1570. |
| MLA | Li, Kangkang,et al."New radiocarbon dating and archaeological evidence reveal the westward migration of prehistoric humans in the drylands of the Asian interior".HOLOCENE 31.10(2021):1555-1570. |
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