P Sheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 6169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P Sheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | P |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheng |
| SIGNATURE | SHENG P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fudan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7340-2882 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A New Human Humeral Fossil From the Early Holocene in Northeast China
Reconstructing the Tang Royal Diet in China
This study presents the first isotopic analysis from the skeletal remains of a Tang Dynasty Emperor, casting light on ninth‐century imperial dietary patterns in Chang'an. Compared with northern Chinese populations, the diet of Emperor Xizong diet featured fewer mixed C 3 /C 4 ‐based agricultural products and animal protein than earlier Imperial elites, such as Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou and the Crown Prince of Sui. Poor nutrition in Xizong's lat…
Multidisciplinary analysis reveals the genetic and dietary structure of the seated burials from Tang Dynasty Chang’an
Living and Dying Down South
The excavation of the tomb of Zhao Boyun, a seventh‐generation grandson of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (960–1279), provides valuable material for studying the state of the Zhao‐Song royal clan, who relocated to the south of China in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). This study collected tooth dentin, bone, and nail samples from Zhao Boyun's remains for isotopic analysis, attempting to outline his life history. Zhao B…
New Stable Isotope Evidence Sheds Light on Childhood Dietary Shifts in Sichuan Basin After Sanxingdui Collapse
Recent archaeological work has unveiled the achievements of Sanxingdui Culture, yet research on the socioeconomic and demographic history of the northwestern Sichuan Basin following Sanxingdui's decline remains limited. In this study, we conducted the first stable isotope analysis of childhood feeding practices during the Shi'erqiao Culture period (3100–2800 cal. BP), the cultural phase immediately following the decline of Sanxingdui Culture (370…
Fingerprints on the Frontier
Fingerprints preserved on archaeological artifacts provide valuable insights into the characteristics of ancient populations. Research in this area has been limited, however, due to the scarcity and poor preservation of fingerprint impressions. In this study, we employed advanced archaeological science techniques to recover two fingerprint phenotypes from 2000‐year‐old ceramic tile remains unearthed at the Shichengzi site in Xinjiang, China. By c…
New Isotopic Data Reveal Dietary Changes Among Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Biota During the Last Glacial Period
The challenging conditions for human and animal survival in the late Pleistocene due to climatic fluctuations during the Last Glacial Period have been of great interest, but more discoveries are needed to scientifically understand the changes in human/animal lifestyles during this period. In this study, we analysed new stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic data from 13 species of herbivores and omnivores (n = 37) skeletal remains found at the Laoya…
Pre-Qin and Qin-Han management of wheat agriculture on the southern Loess Plateau
Diet and Cultural Transition in Sixth Century ad China
Scientific archaeology has drawn new attention to the agricultural and pastoral interactions of medieval China and their impact upon Han and non‐Han groups. The aim of this research is to introduce a number of key new stable isotope data pointing to ancient diet, offering a new perspective on the “sinicization” debate in medieval China. While generational shifts between primarily pastoral and agricultural diets occurred prior to the sixth century…
Human isotopic evidence from the Guanzhong Basin casts light on a century of agricultural and pastoral interactions at medieval metropolitan Chang’an during sixth century AD
Noble and commoner in the medieval China capital of Chang’an (modern-day Xi’an) engaged in an intricately intertwined agricultural and pastoral economy. The period represents the peak of the integration of nomadic and agricultural populations in early China. Here we firstly reported human collagen δ 13 C and δ 15 N values for eight middle age nobles whose lifespans cover roughly a century (AD 503–604) and who include a Northern Zhou, Emperor Wu (…
New archaeobotanical evidence for Tolai hare (Lepus tolai) millets-consumption on the Loess Plateau of China
A new post-Liangzhu Lower Yangtze culture
Excavations at Tiaotou reveal evidence for cultural continuity through the late third to the mid first millennia BC. This research explores shifts in subsistence, production and ritual at Tiaotou, and the emergence of the Pishan-Tiaotou Culture (1200-1000 BC). Tiaotou/Pishan-Tiaotou represents a missing link among Taihu Lake archaeological cultures and contributes to our knowledge of complex political formations and cultural change in Bronze Age …
Foodways of the Medieval Tibetans on the Silk Road
Located in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, the Miran site is well known for its so-called “winged angel” frescos and diverse cultural artifacts dating from the Han Dynasty through Tubo Kingdom (~200 BC–900 AD) periods. This essay presents the first integrated archeobotanical and isotopic investigation on the archeobotanical remains at Miran. Our findings suggest that, despite implementing mixed-crop cultivation, Tibetans at Miran became inc…
The potential impact of rising sea levels on China's coastal cultural heritage
Without rapid international action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, climate scientists have predicted catastrophic sea-level rise by 2100. Globally, archaeologists are documenting the effects of sea-level rise on coastal cultural heritage. Here, the authors model the impact of 1m, 2m and 5m sea-level rise on China's coastal archaeological sites using data from the Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics and Shanghai City's Third National Survey of Cult…
Migration in Bronze Age southern China
Reconstructing the history of elite communication in ancient China benefits from additional archaeological evidence. We combine textual analysis with new human stable carbon and nitrogen isotope data from two Chu burials in the Jingzhou area to reveal significant dietary differences among Chu nobles of the middle Warring States period (c. 350 BC). This research provides important new information on the close interaction between the aristocratic f…
Paleo-environmental implications of the micro-botanical remains recovered from a military garrison of Han Dynasty in Xinjiang
Feeding Shimao
Renewed excavations at Shimao, the largest stone walled urban site in northern China dating to around 4200–3700 BP, have focused on Shimao’s unusual architecture and material culture, but there remains much to be known about the subsistence system and agricultural strategies the inhabitants employed around this site. In this paper we provide new archaeobotanical and isotopic evidence for the agricultural systems and strategies that supported Shim…
Palaeoethnobotanical analysis of plant remains discovered in the graveyard of the Haihun Marquis, Nanchang, China
Foodways on the Han dynasty’s western frontier
Recent archeobotanical work has shed light on prehistoric food globalization across the Eurasian landmass; however, much less research has focused on the foodways of the historical cities and settlements found throughout Central Asia on various portions of the ‘Silk Road’. Here, we present archeobotanical and isotopic results from recent excavations at Shichengzi, a Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220) military garrison. Our archeobotanical results recove…
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Early commensal interaction between humans and hares in Neolithic northern China
Human influence on ecological niches can drive rapid changes in the diet, behaviour and evolutionary trajectories of small mammals. Archaeological evidence from the Late Neolithic Loess Plateau of northern China suggests that the expansion of millet cultivation created new selective pressures, attracting small mammals to fields and settlements. Here, the authors present direct evidence for commensal behaviour in desert hares (Lepus capensis), dat…
Early Commensal Interaction Between Humans and Hares in Neolithic Northern China-Corrigendum
A military garrison or cultural mixing pot? Renewed investigations at Shichengzi, a Han Dynasty settlement in Xinjiang
North-south patterning of millet agriculture on the Loess Plateau
Water availability and climatic conditions profoundly control agricultural systems in different spatial-temporal conditions. Using new results of archaeobotanical research on the north Loess Plateau and extant macro-botanical data recovered from the eastern part of the north-south Loess Plateau, we investigated the ancient cropping patterns of different agrarian communities living in the marginal area of the East Asian monsoonal climatic zone. It…
Foodways on the Han dynasty’s western frontier
Recent archeobotanical work has shed light on prehistoric food globalization across the Eurasian landmass; however, much less research has focused on the foodways of the historical cities and settlements found throughout Central Asia on various portions of the ‘Silk Road’. Here, we present archeobotanical and isotopic results from recent excavations at Shichengzi, a Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220) military garrison. Our archeobotanical results recove…
North-south patterning of millet agriculture on the Loess Plateau
Water availability and climatic conditions profoundly control agricultural systems in different spatial-temporal conditions. Using new results of archaeobotanical research on the north Loess Plateau and extant macro-botanical data recovered from the eastern part of the north-south Loess Plateau, we investigated the ancient cropping patterns of different agrarian communities living in the marginal area of the East Asian monsoonal climatic zone. It…
Feeding Shimao
Renewed excavations at Shimao, the largest stone walled urban site in northern China dating to around 4200–3700 BP, have focused on Shimao’s unusual architecture and material culture, but there remains much to be known about the subsistence system and agricultural strategies the inhabitants employed around this site. In this paper we provide new archaeobotanical and isotopic evidence for the agricultural systems and strategies that supported Shim…
Early commensal interaction between humans and hares in Neolithic northern China
Human influence on ecological niches can drive rapid changes in the diet, behaviour and evolutionary trajectories of small mammals. Archaeological evidence from the Late Neolithic Loess Plateau of northern China suggests that the expansion of millet cultivation created new selective pressures, attracting small mammals to fields and settlements. Here, the authors present direct evidence for commensal behaviour in desert hares (Lepus capensis), dat…
Palaeoethnobotanical analysis of plant remains discovered in the graveyard of the Haihun Marquis, Nanchang, China
Foodways of the Medieval Tibetans on the Silk Road
Located in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, the Miran site is well known for its so-called “winged angel” frescos and diverse cultural artifacts dating from the Han Dynasty through Tubo Kingdom (~200 BC–900 AD) periods. This essay presents the first integrated archeobotanical and isotopic investigation on the archeobotanical remains at Miran. Our findings suggest that, despite implementing mixed-crop cultivation, Tibetans at Miran became inc…
Paleo-environmental implications of the micro-botanical remains recovered from a military garrison of Han Dynasty in Xinjiang
Some like it hot
The potential impact of rising sea levels on China's coastal cultural heritage
Without rapid international action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, climate scientists have predicted catastrophic sea-level rise by 2100. Globally, archaeologists are documenting the effects of sea-level rise on coastal cultural heritage. Here, the authors model the impact of 1m, 2m and 5m sea-level rise on China's coastal archaeological sites using data from the Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics and Shanghai City's Third National Survey of Cult…
A new post-Liangzhu Lower Yangtze culture
Excavations at Tiaotou reveal evidence for cultural continuity through the late third to the mid first millennia BC. This research explores shifts in subsistence, production and ritual at Tiaotou, and the emergence of the Pishan-Tiaotou Culture (1200-1000 BC). Tiaotou/Pishan-Tiaotou represents a missing link among Taihu Lake archaeological cultures and contributes to our knowledge of complex political formations and cultural change in Bronze Age …
A military garrison or cultural mixing pot? Renewed investigations at Shichengzi, a Han Dynasty settlement in Xinjiang
North-south patterning of millet agriculture on the Loess Plateau
Water availability and climatic conditions profoundly control agricultural systems in different spatial-temporal conditions. Using new results of archaeobotanical research on the north Loess Plateau and extant macro-botanical data recovered from the eastern part of the north-south Loess Plateau, we investigated the ancient cropping patterns of different agrarian communities living in the marginal area of the East Asian monsoonal climatic zone. It…
Foodways on the Han dynasty’s western frontier
Recent archeobotanical work has shed light on prehistoric food globalization across the Eurasian landmass; however, much less research has focused on the foodways of the historical cities and settlements found throughout Central Asia on various portions of the ‘Silk Road’. Here, we present archeobotanical and isotopic results from recent excavations at Shichengzi, a Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220) military garrison. Our archeobotanical results recove…
Some like it hot
Early commensal interaction between humans and hares in Neolithic northern China
Human influence on ecological niches can drive rapid changes in the diet, behaviour and evolutionary trajectories of small mammals. Archaeological evidence from the Late Neolithic Loess Plateau of northern China suggests that the expansion of millet cultivation created new selective pressures, attracting small mammals to fields and settlements. Here, the authors present direct evidence for commensal behaviour in desert hares (Lepus capensis), dat…
Early Commensal Interaction Between Humans and Hares in Neolithic Northern China-Corrigendum
A military garrison or cultural mixing pot? Renewed investigations at Shichengzi, a Han Dynasty settlement in Xinjiang
Paleo-environmental implications of the micro-botanical remains recovered from a military garrison of Han Dynasty in Xinjiang
Feeding Shimao
Renewed excavations at Shimao, the largest stone walled urban site in northern China dating to around 4200–3700 BP, have focused on Shimao’s unusual architecture and material culture, but there remains much to be known about the subsistence system and agricultural strategies the inhabitants employed around this site. In this paper we provide new archaeobotanical and isotopic evidence for the agricultural systems and strategies that supported Shim…
Palaeoethnobotanical analysis of plant remains discovered in the graveyard of the Haihun Marquis, Nanchang, China
Foodways of the Medieval Tibetans on the Silk Road
Located in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, the Miran site is well known for its so-called “winged angel” frescos and diverse cultural artifacts dating from the Han Dynasty through Tubo Kingdom (~200 BC–900 AD) periods. This essay presents the first integrated archeobotanical and isotopic investigation on the archeobotanical remains at Miran. Our findings suggest that, despite implementing mixed-crop cultivation, Tibetans at Miran became inc…
The potential impact of rising sea levels on China's coastal cultural heritage
Without rapid international action to curb greenhouse gas emissions, climate scientists have predicted catastrophic sea-level rise by 2100. Globally, archaeologists are documenting the effects of sea-level rise on coastal cultural heritage. Here, the authors model the impact of 1m, 2m and 5m sea-level rise on China's coastal archaeological sites using data from the Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics and Shanghai City's Third National Survey of Cult…
Migration in Bronze Age southern China
Reconstructing the history of elite communication in ancient China benefits from additional archaeological evidence. We combine textual analysis with new human stable carbon and nitrogen isotope data from two Chu burials in the Jingzhou area to reveal significant dietary differences among Chu nobles of the middle Warring States period (c. 350 BC). This research provides important new information on the close interaction between the aristocratic f…
Human isotopic evidence from the Guanzhong Basin casts light on a century of agricultural and pastoral interactions at medieval metropolitan Chang’an during sixth century AD
Noble and commoner in the medieval China capital of Chang’an (modern-day Xi’an) engaged in an intricately intertwined agricultural and pastoral economy. The period represents the peak of the integration of nomadic and agricultural populations in early China. Here we firstly reported human collagen δ 13 C and δ 15 N values for eight middle age nobles whose lifespans cover roughly a century (AD 503–604) and who include a Northern Zhou, Emperor Wu (…
New archaeobotanical evidence for Tolai hare (Lepus tolai) millets-consumption on the Loess Plateau of China
A new post-Liangzhu Lower Yangtze culture
Excavations at Tiaotou reveal evidence for cultural continuity through the late third to the mid first millennia BC. This research explores shifts in subsistence, production and ritual at Tiaotou, and the emergence of the Pishan-Tiaotou Culture (1200-1000 BC). Tiaotou/Pishan-Tiaotou represents a missing link among Taihu Lake archaeological cultures and contributes to our knowledge of complex political formations and cultural change in Bronze Age …
Diet and Cultural Transition in Sixth Century ad China
Scientific archaeology has drawn new attention to the agricultural and pastoral interactions of medieval China and their impact upon Han and non‐Han groups. The aim of this research is to introduce a number of key new stable isotope data pointing to ancient diet, offering a new perspective on the “sinicization” debate in medieval China. While generational shifts between primarily pastoral and agricultural diets occurred prior to the sixth century…
A New Human Humeral Fossil From the Early Holocene in Northeast China
Reconstructing the Tang Royal Diet in China
This study presents the first isotopic analysis from the skeletal remains of a Tang Dynasty Emperor, casting light on ninth‐century imperial dietary patterns in Chang'an. Compared with northern Chinese populations, the diet of Emperor Xizong diet featured fewer mixed C 3 /C 4 ‐based agricultural products and animal protein than earlier Imperial elites, such as Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou and the Crown Prince of Sui. Poor nutrition in Xizong's lat…
Multidisciplinary analysis reveals the genetic and dietary structure of the seated burials from Tang Dynasty Chang’an
Living and Dying Down South
The excavation of the tomb of Zhao Boyun, a seventh‐generation grandson of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (960–1279), provides valuable material for studying the state of the Zhao‐Song royal clan, who relocated to the south of China in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). This study collected tooth dentin, bone, and nail samples from Zhao Boyun's remains for isotopic analysis, attempting to outline his life history. Zhao B…
New Stable Isotope Evidence Sheds Light on Childhood Dietary Shifts in Sichuan Basin After Sanxingdui Collapse
Recent archaeological work has unveiled the achievements of Sanxingdui Culture, yet research on the socioeconomic and demographic history of the northwestern Sichuan Basin following Sanxingdui's decline remains limited. In this study, we conducted the first stable isotope analysis of childhood feeding practices during the Shi'erqiao Culture period (3100–2800 cal. BP), the cultural phase immediately following the decline of Sanxingdui Culture (370…
Fingerprints on the Frontier
Fingerprints preserved on archaeological artifacts provide valuable insights into the characteristics of ancient populations. Research in this area has been limited, however, due to the scarcity and poor preservation of fingerprint impressions. In this study, we employed advanced archaeological science techniques to recover two fingerprint phenotypes from 2000‐year‐old ceramic tile remains unearthed at the Shichengzi site in Xinjiang, China. By c…
New Isotopic Data Reveal Dietary Changes Among Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau Biota During the Last Glacial Period
The challenging conditions for human and animal survival in the late Pleistocene due to climatic fluctuations during the Last Glacial Period have been of great interest, but more discoveries are needed to scientifically understand the changes in human/animal lifestyles during this period. In this study, we analysed new stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic data from 13 species of herbivores and omnivores (n = 37) skeletal remains found at the Laoya…
Pre-Qin and Qin-Han management of wheat agriculture on the southern Loess Plateau
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (16 works) · Geography (15 works) · Archaeology (14 works) · China (13 works) · History (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Isotope Analysis in Ecology (6 works)