Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of human and animal skeletal remains unearthed at Zengpiyan and Dayan sites in Guilin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22008030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaodi Liu (0009-0009-5747-1819, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Ran Wang (0000-0002-1581-4651, The Zengpiyan Site Museum , Guilin , Guangxi, 541003 , China), Yaowu Hu (Fudan University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 191-200 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2160-5025 • E-ISSN: 2160-5068 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/char-2022-0016 |
| OpenAlex | W4308994409 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses, together with AMS radiocarbon dating of human and animal bones unearthed from the Zengpiyan and Dayan sites in Guilin of Guangxi suggest a relatively stable environment dominated by C 3 plants, which was supplemented by a small amount of C 4 plants. Although inhabitants of the two Neolithic sites relied mainly on freshwater resources, they differed significantly in their dietary structure from the Early to Middle phases. The Early Neolithic inhabitants (n=6) consumed similar foods in their diet. By contrast, the Middle Neolithic people (n=11) procured and consumed more terrestrial foods from diverse sources. The transition to a broad dietary spectrum was likely interlinked to the shifts in population structures, environmental adaptation, and foraging ranges
Archaeology · Biology · Foraging · Geography · Isotope · Isotopes of carbon · Isotopes of nitrogen · Nitrogen · Population · Radiocarbon dating · Stable isotope ratio · Total organic carbon · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Demography · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |