Xiaogang Hou
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 126605 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Xiaogang Hou |
| NOMBRES | Xiaogang |
| APELLIDO | Hou |
| FIRMA | HOU X |
| AFILIACIONES | Institute of Archaeology |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3906-8902 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Exploring the Process of Agriculturalization in the Pingcheng Period (398–494 ce ) by Isotopic Analysis of Human Remains From the Yongtainanlu and Shanghuaju Northern Wei Cemeteries
Around 398 ce , the Tuoba Xianbei拓跋鮮卑 established their capital at Pingcheng (now Datong city), where they experienced rapid population growth and a sudden increase in demographic complexity, accompanied by the emergence of diverse subsistence practices. What were the relative proportions of these subsistence strategies? Which subsistence economy best contributed to the stability and development of Pingcheng as a capital? This study presents stab…
Balancing Two Worlds
This study investigates conceptions of life and death during the culturally integrative period at Northern Wei Pingcheng by combining stable isotope and mortuary analyses. For the broader population at Qilicun, the enduring importance of kinship is reflected in both shared diets in life and joint interment after death, demonstrating a tangible continuity between life and death. For Xianbei elites, as seen in tomb M29, the constructed mortuary nar…
Funerary practices in the Royal Garden Area of the northern Wei capital
Unity in diversity
Ancient DNA unveils population dynamics and integration in Pingcheng, the first Northern Wei capital established by the Tuoba Xianbei
The positive effects of insurance on livestock production and grassland ecological benefits
In this study empirically we investigate the effects of livestock insurance on livestock production in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), a traditional pastoral area in China, employing a dataset comprising 216 households. The Propensity Score Matching (PSM) approach is employed to correct for self-selection bias. The results show that livestock insurance has a positive and significant impact on livestock production in the QTP. Insured households a…
Response of Grassland Soil Quality to Shallow Plowing and Nutrient Addition
Due to differences in the soil environment and grassland management measures, the change characteristics of soil microbial entropy and soil comprehensive quality in different types of grassland may vary significantly. In this study, the spatial variation characteristics of grassland soil microbial entropy under shallow plowing and nutrient addition measures were studied using a networking experimental platform established in a temperate meadow st…
Foodways and social organisation in a Northern Wei dynasty (398–494 CE) cemetery in Pingcheng
The living past
First case of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm in ancient China
Discoveries of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm have been rare in archaeological settings. This study presents the first case as such from ancient China. An individual (M799) aged 14-17 years from the Dongxin cemetery of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE), Datong, Shanxi Province, was found with signs of the bone malignant neoplasm. The skeleton of the juvenile was macroscopically examined with the aid of computed tomography imaging. R…
Combatting global grassland degradation
Eternal love locked in an embrace and sealed with a ring
Love as an important part of human emotion has been depicted in literature, folklore, and art since ancient China. However, in archaeological settings, direct skeletal evidence for love is rare. A joint burial from North Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE) was reported, in which skeletons of an adult male and an adult female were found placed in loving embrace posture with a ring in situ on the left ring finger of the female, displaying the desire for etern…
Agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Pingcheng city (398-494 ad)
To investigate the agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty, we analysed the δ13C and δ15N values of animal and human bone/dentine collagen from the Jingmaoyuan cemetery, Datong city, China. The majority of the Jingmaoyuan humans predominately relied on a diet of C4 plants, likely millets and/or domestic animals fed on by-products of millet. Other individuals had a C3/C4 mixed diet, indicating diets with more…
First case of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm in ancient China
Discoveries of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm have been rare in archaeological settings. This study presents the first case as such from ancient China. An individual (M799) aged 14-17 years from the Dongxin cemetery of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE), Datong, Shanxi Province, was found with signs of the bone malignant neoplasm. The skeleton of the juvenile was macroscopically examined with the aid of computed tomography imaging. R…
Eternal love locked in an embrace and sealed with a ring
Love as an important part of human emotion has been depicted in literature, folklore, and art since ancient China. However, in archaeological settings, direct skeletal evidence for love is rare. A joint burial from North Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE) was reported, in which skeletons of an adult male and an adult female were found placed in loving embrace posture with a ring in situ on the left ring finger of the female, displaying the desire for etern…
Agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Pingcheng city (398-494 ad)
To investigate the agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty, we analysed the δ13C and δ15N values of animal and human bone/dentine collagen from the Jingmaoyuan cemetery, Datong city, China. The majority of the Jingmaoyuan humans predominately relied on a diet of C4 plants, likely millets and/or domestic animals fed on by-products of millet. Other individuals had a C3/C4 mixed diet, indicating diets with more…
Combatting global grassland degradation
Eternal love locked in an embrace and sealed with a ring
Love as an important part of human emotion has been depicted in literature, folklore, and art since ancient China. However, in archaeological settings, direct skeletal evidence for love is rare. A joint burial from North Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE) was reported, in which skeletons of an adult male and an adult female were found placed in loving embrace posture with a ring in situ on the left ring finger of the female, displaying the desire for etern…
Agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Pingcheng city (398-494 ad)
To investigate the agriculturalization of the Nomad-Dominated Empires of the Northern Wei Dynasty, we analysed the δ13C and δ15N values of animal and human bone/dentine collagen from the Jingmaoyuan cemetery, Datong city, China. The majority of the Jingmaoyuan humans predominately relied on a diet of C4 plants, likely millets and/or domestic animals fed on by-products of millet. Other individuals had a C3/C4 mixed diet, indicating diets with more…
Foodways and social organisation in a Northern Wei dynasty (398–494 CE) cemetery in Pingcheng
The living past
First case of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm in ancient China
Discoveries of juvenile primary bone malignant neoplasm have been rare in archaeological settings. This study presents the first case as such from ancient China. An individual (M799) aged 14-17 years from the Dongxin cemetery of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 CE), Datong, Shanxi Province, was found with signs of the bone malignant neoplasm. The skeleton of the juvenile was macroscopically examined with the aid of computed tomography imaging. R…
Response of Grassland Soil Quality to Shallow Plowing and Nutrient Addition
Due to differences in the soil environment and grassland management measures, the change characteristics of soil microbial entropy and soil comprehensive quality in different types of grassland may vary significantly. In this study, the spatial variation characteristics of grassland soil microbial entropy under shallow plowing and nutrient addition measures were studied using a networking experimental platform established in a temperate meadow st…
Ancient DNA unveils population dynamics and integration in Pingcheng, the first Northern Wei capital established by the Tuoba Xianbei
The positive effects of insurance on livestock production and grassland ecological benefits
In this study empirically we investigate the effects of livestock insurance on livestock production in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), a traditional pastoral area in China, employing a dataset comprising 216 households. The Propensity Score Matching (PSM) approach is employed to correct for self-selection bias. The results show that livestock insurance has a positive and significant impact on livestock production in the QTP. Insured households a…
Exploring the Process of Agriculturalization in the Pingcheng Period (398–494 ce ) by Isotopic Analysis of Human Remains From the Yongtainanlu and Shanghuaju Northern Wei Cemeteries
Around 398 ce , the Tuoba Xianbei拓跋鮮卑 established their capital at Pingcheng (now Datong city), where they experienced rapid population growth and a sudden increase in demographic complexity, accompanied by the emergence of diverse subsistence practices. What were the relative proportions of these subsistence strategies? Which subsistence economy best contributed to the stability and development of Pingcheng as a capital? This study presents stab…
Balancing Two Worlds
This study investigates conceptions of life and death during the culturally integrative period at Northern Wei Pingcheng by combining stable isotope and mortuary analyses. For the broader population at Qilicun, the enduring importance of kinship is reflected in both shared diets in life and joint interment after death, demonstrating a tangible continuity between life and death. For Xianbei elites, as seen in tomb M29, the constructed mortuary nar…
Funerary practices in the Royal Garden Area of the northern Wei capital
Unity in diversity
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 obras) · China (6 obras) · Ancient history (5 obras) · Archaeology (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · History (5 obras) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (5 obras) · Biology (4 obras) · Grassland (4 obras) · Population (4 obras)