Fengshi Luan
Biographic Data
| ID | 78393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fengshi Luan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fengshi |
| FAMILY NAME | Luan |
| SIGNATURE | LUAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shandong University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 247 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
A preliminary analysis of the late Shang to Western Zhou pottery from the Dinggong site
Technological analysis of pottery production and distribution in a Late Neolithic small settlement in southeastern Shandong, China
Metallurgical economy, cultural shifts, and lead exposure
Pig management revealed by geometric morphometric analysis at the late Neolithic and Bronze Age Dinggong site in China
China was one of the earliest domestication centres for pigs in the Old World. Since their domestication, pigs have been significantly involved in human societies from both economic and ceremonial perspectives, so the investigation of pig domestication is key to understand the development process of ancient communities. However, the pig domestication process has not been fully explored in Shandong, one of the earliest regions for exploiting pig r…
Variation in acquisition strategies for white pottery vessels during the Longshan period in the Haidai area of China
Changes and Consistencies in Bone Technologies as a Sign of Cultural Transition About 4000 Years Ago in Eastern China
The study of cultural changes associated with the emergence of complex societies in Ancient China has heavily relied on evidence from ceramics, lithic technologies, changes in settlement pattern, burial practices, and prestige goods. However, it remains unclear whether, and if so to what extent, other aspects of material culture follow similar evolutionary trajectories. Here, we analyze a large bone tool assemblage found in Longshan (n = 76) and …
Changes and Consistencies in Bone Technologies as a Sign of Cultural Transition about 4000 Years Ago in Eastern China
The study of cultural changes associated with the emergence of complex societies in Ancient China has heavily relied on evidence from ceramics, lithic technologies, changes in settlement pattern, burial practices, and prestige goods. However, it remains unclear whether, and if so to what extent, other aspects of material culture follow similar evolutionary trajectories. Here, we analyze a large bone tool assemblage found in Longshan (n = 76) and …
Bulls for sacrifice, cows for work? Morphometric models suggest that female cattle were used for traction in the Chinese Bronze Age Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300–1046 BCE)
Training animals to pull agricultural equipment and wheeled transport significantly shaped and advanced human economic systems. In this context the use of large domestic animals such as cattle was a milestone event in human history, part of what Sherratt memorably termed the Secondary Products Revolution: the use of the products of live animals such as milk, wool and traction power. It is commonly assumed that male cattle were generally preferred…
Urbanization in the eastern seaboard (Haidai) area of northern China
Late Neolithic white wares from southeastern Shandong, China
Social and environmental factors influencing dietary choices among Dawenkou culture sites, Late Neolithic China
Archaeological cultures are commonly defined by typologies established from ceramic assemblages at sites dated to a relatively restricted timeframe and located in specific geographic regions. It is often assumed that cultural traditions, social organizations, and other aspects of lifeways were similar throughout the established cultural areas. However, variations in pottery assemblages, burial practices, house construction techniques, and subsist…
Strontium isotope analysis of Yangtze alligator remains from Late Neolithic North China
Mortuary ritual and social identities during the late Dawenkou period in China
A preliminary assessment of the organization of ceramic production at Liangchengzhen, Rizhao, Shandong
Pathological evidence reveals cattle traction in North China by the early second millennium BC
The use of cattle labour in antiquity is a worldwide well-discussed topic among researchers as it can shed light on the possible development trajectories of our communities over the past several millennia. Zooarchaeology can play a vital role in illuminating the history of cattle traction through observed pathologies on cattle bones linked to traction activity. Systemic zooarchaeological investigation is still underdeveloped in China, one of the …
People and plant interaction at the Houli Culture Yuezhuang site in Shandong Province, China
Palaeoethnobotanical research at the Yuezhuang site, a Houli Culture settlement in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, dating to 8000–7700 cal. BP, documents human–environment interaction and the local subsistence economy soon after the initiation of food production in the region. This economy supported a sizeable community that occupied a kilometer stretch of floodplain along the Nandasha River. The research explores plant domestication, the extent…
Low Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in an Ancient Population from China
In a previous study of Southeast Asian genetic variation, we characterized mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) from six populations through high-resolution restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. Our analysis revealed that these Southeast Asian populations were genetically similar to each other, suggesting they had a common origin. However, other patterns of population associations also emerged. Haplotypes from a major founding haplogro…
The Dawenkou Culture in the Lower Yellow River and Huai River Basin Areas
There are abundant remains from the Dawenkou culture in lower Yellow river and Huai river basin areas that provide valuable information about subsistence practices, social organization, and beliefs. There were diverse subsistence strategies that varied by area. Pottery production was the most important type of craft production, and it is likely that there were craft specialists. Pottery vessels were used for both practical and ritual purposes. Th…
Dietary adaptation during the Longshan period in China
Hunting with Talc
Collaborative excavations by the Shandong University and Field Museum at the Longshan Period site of Liangchengzhen in eastern Shandong Province, China have uncovered over 200 projectile points constructed from several prevalent material types of varying hardness. The majority of the points were finished by grinding. The smaller percentage were finished by pressure flaking. Raw materials utilized in projectile point manufacture included chlorite …
Changes in regional settlement patterns and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
Stable isotope analysis of humans from Xiaojingshan site
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Late Neolithic Plant Remains from Northern China
Regional survey and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
This article shows that full-coverage regional survey is an effective tool for understanding change over time in regional settlement patterns in north China. Five seasons of survey in the Rizhao area of southeastern Shandong demonstrate a nucleated pattern of settlement around the Longshan site of Liangchengzhen and a clear settlement hierarchy, with distinctly different patterns for later periods
Late Neolithic Plant Remains from Northern China
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Stable isotope analysis of humans from Xiaojingshan site
Dietary adaptation during the Longshan period in China
People and plant interaction at the Houli Culture Yuezhuang site in Shandong Province, China
Palaeoethnobotanical research at the Yuezhuang site, a Houli Culture settlement in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, dating to 8000–7700 cal. BP, documents human–environment interaction and the local subsistence economy soon after the initiation of food production in the region. This economy supported a sizeable community that occupied a kilometer stretch of floodplain along the Nandasha River. The research explores plant domestication, the extent…
Pathological evidence reveals cattle traction in North China by the early second millennium BC
The use of cattle labour in antiquity is a worldwide well-discussed topic among researchers as it can shed light on the possible development trajectories of our communities over the past several millennia. Zooarchaeology can play a vital role in illuminating the history of cattle traction through observed pathologies on cattle bones linked to traction activity. Systemic zooarchaeological investigation is still underdeveloped in China, one of the …
Systematic, Regional Survey in SE Shandong Province, China
This paper presents results from two seasons of full coverage, systematic, regional survey in SE Shandong province, China. It describes how systematic, regional survey provides valuable information on change in settlement patterns during the late prehistoric and early historical periods in northern China. Full coverage survey enabled us to discover scores of new sites in the area. Our collaborative survey, the first of its kind in the Yellow Rive…
Regional survey and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
This article shows that full-coverage regional survey is an effective tool for understanding change over time in regional settlement patterns in north China. Five seasons of survey in the Rizhao area of southeastern Shandong demonstrate a nucleated pattern of settlement around the Longshan site of Liangchengzhen and a clear settlement hierarchy, with distinctly different patterns for later periods
Low Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in an Ancient Population from China
In a previous study of Southeast Asian genetic variation, we characterized mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) from six populations through high-resolution restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. Our analysis revealed that these Southeast Asian populations were genetically similar to each other, suggesting they had a common origin. However, other patterns of population associations also emerged. Haplotypes from a major founding haplogro…
A preliminary assessment of the organization of ceramic production at Liangchengzhen, Rizhao, Shandong
Social and environmental factors influencing dietary choices among Dawenkou culture sites, Late Neolithic China
Archaeological cultures are commonly defined by typologies established from ceramic assemblages at sites dated to a relatively restricted timeframe and located in specific geographic regions. It is often assumed that cultural traditions, social organizations, and other aspects of lifeways were similar throughout the established cultural areas. However, variations in pottery assemblages, burial practices, house construction techniques, and subsist…
Mortuary ritual and social identities during the late Dawenkou period in China
Bulls for sacrifice, cows for work? Morphometric models suggest that female cattle were used for traction in the Chinese Bronze Age Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300–1046 BCE)
Training animals to pull agricultural equipment and wheeled transport significantly shaped and advanced human economic systems. In this context the use of large domestic animals such as cattle was a milestone event in human history, part of what Sherratt memorably termed the Secondary Products Revolution: the use of the products of live animals such as milk, wool and traction power. It is commonly assumed that male cattle were generally preferred…
Urbanization in the eastern seaboard (Haidai) area of northern China
Hunting with Talc
Collaborative excavations by the Shandong University and Field Museum at the Longshan Period site of Liangchengzhen in eastern Shandong Province, China have uncovered over 200 projectile points constructed from several prevalent material types of varying hardness. The majority of the points were finished by grinding. The smaller percentage were finished by pressure flaking. Raw materials utilized in projectile point manufacture included chlorite …
Late Neolithic white wares from southeastern Shandong, China
Strontium isotope analysis of Yangtze alligator remains from Late Neolithic North China
Systematic, Regional Survey in SE Shandong Province, China
This paper presents results from two seasons of full coverage, systematic, regional survey in SE Shandong province, China. It describes how systematic, regional survey provides valuable information on change in settlement patterns during the late prehistoric and early historical periods in northern China. Full coverage survey enabled us to discover scores of new sites in the area. Our collaborative survey, the first of its kind in the Yellow Rive…
Regional survey and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
This article shows that full-coverage regional survey is an effective tool for understanding change over time in regional settlement patterns in north China. Five seasons of survey in the Rizhao area of southeastern Shandong demonstrate a nucleated pattern of settlement around the Longshan site of Liangchengzhen and a clear settlement hierarchy, with distinctly different patterns for later periods
Chemical Identification and Cultural Implications of a Mixed Fermented Beverage from Late Prehistoric China
Humans around the world have shown a remarkable propensity to ferment available sugar sources into alcoholic beverages. These drinks have contributed significantly to cultural innovation and development, including agricultural and horticultural skills to harness natural resources; technologies to produce the beverages and to make special vessels to serve, drink, and present them ceremonially; and their incorporation into feasting and other activi…
Late Neolithic Plant Remains from Northern China
Changes in regional settlement patterns and the development of complex societies in southeastern Shandong, China
Stable isotope analysis of humans from Xiaojingshan site
Hunting with Talc
Collaborative excavations by the Shandong University and Field Museum at the Longshan Period site of Liangchengzhen in eastern Shandong Province, China have uncovered over 200 projectile points constructed from several prevalent material types of varying hardness. The majority of the points were finished by grinding. The smaller percentage were finished by pressure flaking. Raw materials utilized in projectile point manufacture included chlorite …
Dietary adaptation during the Longshan period in China
The Dawenkou Culture in the Lower Yellow River and Huai River Basin Areas
There are abundant remains from the Dawenkou culture in lower Yellow river and Huai river basin areas that provide valuable information about subsistence practices, social organization, and beliefs. There were diverse subsistence strategies that varied by area. Pottery production was the most important type of craft production, and it is likely that there were craft specialists. Pottery vessels were used for both practical and ritual purposes. Th…
Low Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in an Ancient Population from China
In a previous study of Southeast Asian genetic variation, we characterized mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) from six populations through high-resolution restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. Our analysis revealed that these Southeast Asian populations were genetically similar to each other, suggesting they had a common origin. However, other patterns of population associations also emerged. Haplotypes from a major founding haplogro…
People and plant interaction at the Houli Culture Yuezhuang site in Shandong Province, China
Palaeoethnobotanical research at the Yuezhuang site, a Houli Culture settlement in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, dating to 8000–7700 cal. BP, documents human–environment interaction and the local subsistence economy soon after the initiation of food production in the region. This economy supported a sizeable community that occupied a kilometer stretch of floodplain along the Nandasha River. The research explores plant domestication, the extent…
A preliminary assessment of the organization of ceramic production at Liangchengzhen, Rizhao, Shandong
Pathological evidence reveals cattle traction in North China by the early second millennium BC
The use of cattle labour in antiquity is a worldwide well-discussed topic among researchers as it can shed light on the possible development trajectories of our communities over the past several millennia. Zooarchaeology can play a vital role in illuminating the history of cattle traction through observed pathologies on cattle bones linked to traction activity. Systemic zooarchaeological investigation is still underdeveloped in China, one of the …
Strontium isotope analysis of Yangtze alligator remains from Late Neolithic North China
Mortuary ritual and social identities during the late Dawenkou period in China
Late Neolithic white wares from southeastern Shandong, China
Social and environmental factors influencing dietary choices among Dawenkou culture sites, Late Neolithic China
Archaeological cultures are commonly defined by typologies established from ceramic assemblages at sites dated to a relatively restricted timeframe and located in specific geographic regions. It is often assumed that cultural traditions, social organizations, and other aspects of lifeways were similar throughout the established cultural areas. However, variations in pottery assemblages, burial practices, house construction techniques, and subsist…
Bulls for sacrifice, cows for work? Morphometric models suggest that female cattle were used for traction in the Chinese Bronze Age Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300–1046 BCE)
Training animals to pull agricultural equipment and wheeled transport significantly shaped and advanced human economic systems. In this context the use of large domestic animals such as cattle was a milestone event in human history, part of what Sherratt memorably termed the Secondary Products Revolution: the use of the products of live animals such as milk, wool and traction power. It is commonly assumed that male cattle were generally preferred…
Urbanization in the eastern seaboard (Haidai) area of northern China
Changes and Consistencies in Bone Technologies as a Sign of Cultural Transition about 4000 Years Ago in Eastern China
The study of cultural changes associated with the emergence of complex societies in Ancient China has heavily relied on evidence from ceramics, lithic technologies, changes in settlement pattern, burial practices, and prestige goods. However, it remains unclear whether, and if so to what extent, other aspects of material culture follow similar evolutionary trajectories. Here, we analyze a large bone tool assemblage found in Longshan (n = 76) and …
Changes and Consistencies in Bone Technologies as a Sign of Cultural Transition About 4000 Years Ago in Eastern China
The study of cultural changes associated with the emergence of complex societies in Ancient China has heavily relied on evidence from ceramics, lithic technologies, changes in settlement pattern, burial practices, and prestige goods. However, it remains unclear whether, and if so to what extent, other aspects of material culture follow similar evolutionary trajectories. Here, we analyze a large bone tool assemblage found in Longshan (n = 76) and …
Variation in acquisition strategies for white pottery vessels during the Longshan period in the Haidai area of China
Pig management revealed by geometric morphometric analysis at the late Neolithic and Bronze Age Dinggong site in China
China was one of the earliest domestication centres for pigs in the Old World. Since their domestication, pigs have been significantly involved in human societies from both economic and ceremonial perspectives, so the investigation of pig domestication is key to understand the development process of ancient communities. However, the pig domestication process has not been fully explored in Shandong, one of the earliest regions for exploiting pig r…
A preliminary analysis of the late Shang to Western Zhou pottery from the Dinggong site
Technological analysis of pottery production and distribution in a Late Neolithic small settlement in southeastern Shandong, China
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (23 works) · Archaeology (21 works) · Geography (21 works) · China (19 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (16 works) · History (10 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Biology (7 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (7 works)