干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) beacon tower

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DOI	10.1007/s12520-022-01634-y
	Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) beacon tower
	Nong, Kuangyuan; Hu, Xingjun; Merlin, Mark; Chen, Tao; Zhang, Guilin; Jiang, Hongen
通讯作者	Jiang, HG
来源期刊	ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN	1866-9557
EISSN	1866-9565
出版年	2022
卷号	14 期号:9
英文摘要	Abundant ancient seeds of plants in the genus Melilotus have been concurrently unearthed with grain crops and livestock bones from the Keyakekuduke beacon tower of the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) in Xinjiang, northwest China. This is the first time that a high concentration of Melilotus seeds has been found in archaeobotanical records in Xinjiang. Combined with the military nature of the site as well as the theoretical adequacy of using Melilotus plants as fodder, the high proportion of Melilotus remains is hypothesized to be an indication of its ancient use as army horse fodder with possible other applications. As a drought-tolerant plant adapted to high ambient temperatures, the use of Melilotus as a forage legume by ancient frontier soldiers might have been a judicious choice given local arid climatic conditions.
英文关键词	Ancient Melilotus seeds Beacon tower Military Horse fodder Dry climate
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000839648500001
WOS关键词	MEDICINAL-PLANTS ; HOT
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology ; Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/391889
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nong, Kuangyuan,Hu, Xingjun,Merlin, Mark,et al. Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) beacon tower[J],2022,14(9).
APA	Nong, Kuangyuan,Hu, Xingjun,Merlin, Mark,Chen, Tao,Zhang, Guilin,&Jiang, Hongen.(2022).Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) beacon tower.ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES,14(9).
MLA	Nong, Kuangyuan,et al."Potential legume forage selection in arid regions of northwest China: utilization of Melilotus cf. albus (Fabaceae) as army horse fodder in a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) beacon tower".ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES 14.9(2022).