干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Multipurpose animal utilization underpinned early Bronze Age subsistence of an oasis in an arid area of northwestern China

Arid

DOI	10.1007/s12520-024-01968-9
	Multipurpose animal utilization underpinned early Bronze Age subsistence of an oasis in an arid area of northwestern China
	Chen, Guoke; Du, Linyao; Yang, Yishi; Ren, Lele; Qiu, Menghan; Lu, Yongxiu; Dong, Guanghui
通讯作者	Du, LY
来源期刊	ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN	1866-9557
EISSN	1866-9565
出版年	2024
卷号	16 期号:5
英文摘要	The dispersal and development of pastoralism during the Bronze Age profoundly influenced human livelihoods and adaptability to diverse environments in northwestern China. Although diachronic changes in the composition of animal resources have been discussed, the specific utilization form of these resources remains unclear due to the lack of age-class and sex ratio data for inferring population structure. Here, we report new zooarchaeological data from the Haizang site dated between 4000 and 3500 cal. yr BP in an oasis in northwestern China's Hexi Corridor. The 7092 identified animal remains are dominated by sheep/goat (53.44%) and cattle (15.61%), supplemented by pig (11.96%) and wildlife (11.11%), representing the largest animal remains assemblage in this area thus far. The mortality age profiles of sheep/goat and cattle remains show that domesticated ruminants were utilized for multiple purposes, implying the introduction of livestock utilization knowledge alongside these species. During this stage, the reliance of local subsistence on ruminant pastoralism was geographically varied in and around the Hexi Corridor, although these areas shared similar Qijia cultural phenomena. We argue that ancient inhabitants of Haizang took a more ruminant-focused and multipurpose animal utilization strategy, which alleviated the survival pressure caused by colder and drier climate in the global context of '4.2 ka BP event' and underpinned local social development. The acceleration of trans-regional exchange across Eurasia during the early Bronze Age provided the paramount material and knowledge for this transformation.
英文关键词	Zooarchaeology 4.2 ka BP event Bronze Age Trans-Eurasian exchange Climate change Oasis
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:001197412700001
WOS关键词	PREHISTORIC HEXI CORRIDOR ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; GANSU ; ASIA ; EVENT ; SHEEP ; BP
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/2XILL650/402927
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Guoke,Du, Linyao,Yang, Yishi,et al. Multipurpose animal utilization underpinned early Bronze Age subsistence of an oasis in an arid area of northwestern China[J],2024,16(5).
APA	Chen, Guoke.,Du, Linyao.,Yang, Yishi.,Ren, Lele.,Qiu, Menghan.,...&Dong, Guanghui.(2024).Multipurpose animal utilization underpinned early Bronze Age subsistence of an oasis in an arid area of northwestern China.ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES,16(5).
MLA	Chen, Guoke,et al."Multipurpose animal utilization underpinned early Bronze Age subsistence of an oasis in an arid area of northwestern China".ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES 16.5(2024).