Yawei Zhou
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3584801 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Yawei Zhou |
| NOMBRES | Yawei |
| APELLIDO | Zhou |
| FIRMA | ZHOU Y |
| AFILIACIONES | Zhengzhou University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6527-0701 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
First skeletal evidence of facial mutilation as a form of punishment from ancient China (1298–1404 CE)
Metallurgical economy, cultural shifts, and lead exposure
Genomic substructure in Yellow River Basin farmers during the transitional Yangshao-Longshan period
Surviving punishment by body reduction in a hierarchical society
A probable case of multiple osteochondromas in a Qing period (1644-1911) individual from Shandong, China
This article aims to understand the impact of a condition causing multiple benign neoplasms on a historical individual, and increase understanding of disease processes using a paleopathological case. We present the case of an adult male from the Balizhuang site in Weifang City, Changle County, Shandong Province, China, dated by the burial artifacts to the Qing period (1644-1911 CE). The individual has multiple bony growths found on both long and …
The subsistence strategies of Qin humans in the Guanzhong Plain before the establishment of Qin Empire
Millet agriculture and social complexity in the Central Plains of the Neolithic (9000-5000 BP)
Two cases of skeletal fluorosis from the historic cemetery at Zhangwan, Henan Province, China
Skeletal fluorosis is a systemic chronic disease caused by long-term intake of excessive fluoride, which accumulates in bone tissue and causes changes to the bone and periosteal tissue. Skeletal fluorosis is rarely considered in paleopathological analyses, but in areas with relatively high fluoride in the environment, it may be an important cause of bone hyperplasia. In this study, we observed pathological lesions consistent with fluorosis on two…
The Hamin Mangha Site
The massive numbers of human skeletons within quickly abandoned Late Neolithic pithouses at the Hamin Mangha site in Northeast China seems to imply an event of prehistoric tragedy. Based on the results of bioarchaeological investigation, this article aims to explain the causes of abandonment of the settlement after several houses were burned and reasons for the large numbers of human skeletons found in several houses. Depositional, contextual, an…
Foodways and social organisation in a Northern Wei dynasty (398–494 CE) cemetery in Pingcheng
Human diets, crop patterns, and settlement hierarchies in third millennium BC China
Bioarchaeological insights into disability
Skeletal dysplasia is mainly caused by genetic mutations or endocrine abnormality. In this study, a case of disproportionate dwarfism from the Iron Age Beishenjiaqiao cemetery in Xi'an, China is analyzed from the perspective of bioarchaeology. The individual shows disproportionately short stature, with reduced long-bone diaphyseal length especially of both humeri, unfused proximal humerus epiphyses, abnormal development of the shoulder and hip jo…
Social stratification during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of China (771-476 bce)
Historic records for the Zhou Dynasty of China (1046-256 bce) defined distinct differentiation of social classes, in which ways of life and the afterlife were put into written form to regulate funerary and dietary practices. The presence of social stratification would suggest differences in nutrition during life and in ceremonial values for the afterlife. In this study, we examined grave goods and human skeletons from people of different social c…
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…
Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration
Northern China harbored the world’s earliest complex societies based on millet farming, in two major centers in the Yellow (YR) and West Liao (WLR) River basins. Until now, their genetic histories have remained largely unknown. Here we present 55 ancient genomes dating to 7500-1700 BP from the YR, WLR, and Amur River (AR) regions. Contrary to the genetic stability in the AR, the YR and WLR genetic profiles substantially changed over time. The YR …
Investigating wheat consumption based on multiple evidences
The introduction and spread of wheat contributed to the transformation of the tradition millets agriculture in North China. However, when and how wheat came to be a staple crop in China is still unclear. Stable isotope data from some archaeological sites suggested that the dietary change from C 4 based diet to C 3 /C 4 mixed diet occurred during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–221 BC ) on the Central Plains of China. However, the role of each C 3 c…
Winner takes all
Decapitation is an ancient practice in Asia with inadequate research. The present study reports on the osteological examination of a headless skeleton excavated from a high-status tomb in Chu State style dating back to the late Warring States Period (ca. 3th century BC) in Lu'an, Anhui, China. The individual is identified as a victim of decapitation with five peri-mortem sharp force cut marks on the posterior parts of the cervical vertebrae, and …
Early evidence of trepanation along the Yellow River Basin in Neolithic China
Trepanation is a long-lasting ancient practice found around the world with diverse motivations. However, the distribution and motivation of intentional trepanation in China remain unclear. This study presents one of the earliest trepanations on a male adult individual who is unearthed from the Shuanghuaishu site in Gongyi, Henan, dating back to the late Yangshao cultural period (3500-2900 BC). The macroscopic and microscopic observation, alongsid…
Reconstructing diets and subsistence strategies of the Bronze Age humans from the Central Plains of China
A multicrop agricultural system, including millet, wheat, rice, and soybeans, first emerged in China in the Late Longhang period and is considered to be one of the most important basic foundations underpinning the origin and development of early states in China. However, there is still a lack of studies on the specific subsistence strategies of humans from the Bronze Age, specifically addressing how widespread the multicrop agricultural system wa…
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Human diets, crop patterns, and settlement hierarchies in third millennium BC China
Investigating wheat consumption based on multiple evidences
The introduction and spread of wheat contributed to the transformation of the tradition millets agriculture in North China. However, when and how wheat came to be a staple crop in China is still unclear. Stable isotope data from some archaeological sites suggested that the dietary change from C 4 based diet to C 3 /C 4 mixed diet occurred during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–221 BC ) on the Central Plains of China. However, the role of each C 3 c…
Millet agriculture and social complexity in the Central Plains of the Neolithic (9000-5000 BP)
Early evidence of trepanation along the Yellow River Basin in Neolithic China
Trepanation is a long-lasting ancient practice found around the world with diverse motivations. However, the distribution and motivation of intentional trepanation in China remain unclear. This study presents one of the earliest trepanations on a male adult individual who is unearthed from the Shuanghuaishu site in Gongyi, Henan, dating back to the late Yangshao cultural period (3500-2900 BC). The macroscopic and microscopic observation, alongsid…
Social stratification during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of China (771-476 bce)
Historic records for the Zhou Dynasty of China (1046-256 bce) defined distinct differentiation of social classes, in which ways of life and the afterlife were put into written form to regulate funerary and dietary practices. The presence of social stratification would suggest differences in nutrition during life and in ceremonial values for the afterlife. In this study, we examined grave goods and human skeletons from people of different social c…
Surviving punishment by body reduction in a hierarchical society
Two cases of skeletal fluorosis from the historic cemetery at Zhangwan, Henan Province, China
Skeletal fluorosis is a systemic chronic disease caused by long-term intake of excessive fluoride, which accumulates in bone tissue and causes changes to the bone and periosteal tissue. Skeletal fluorosis is rarely considered in paleopathological analyses, but in areas with relatively high fluoride in the environment, it may be an important cause of bone hyperplasia. In this study, we observed pathological lesions consistent with fluorosis on two…
Winner takes all
Decapitation is an ancient practice in Asia with inadequate research. The present study reports on the osteological examination of a headless skeleton excavated from a high-status tomb in Chu State style dating back to the late Warring States Period (ca. 3th century BC) in Lu'an, Anhui, China. The individual is identified as a victim of decapitation with five peri-mortem sharp force cut marks on the posterior parts of the cervical vertebrae, and …
Reconstructing diets and subsistence strategies of the Bronze Age humans from the Central Plains of China
A multicrop agricultural system, including millet, wheat, rice, and soybeans, first emerged in China in the Late Longhang period and is considered to be one of the most important basic foundations underpinning the origin and development of early states in China. However, there is still a lack of studies on the specific subsistence strategies of humans from the Bronze Age, specifically addressing how widespread the multicrop agricultural system wa…
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
A probable case of multiple osteochondromas in a Qing period (1644-1911) individual from Shandong, China
This article aims to understand the impact of a condition causing multiple benign neoplasms on a historical individual, and increase understanding of disease processes using a paleopathological case. We present the case of an adult male from the Balizhuang site in Weifang City, Changle County, Shandong Province, China, dated by the burial artifacts to the Qing period (1644-1911 CE). The individual has multiple bony growths found on both long and …
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…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Ancient genomes from northern China suggest links between subsistence changes and human migration
Northern China harbored the world’s earliest complex societies based on millet farming, in two major centers in the Yellow (YR) and West Liao (WLR) River basins. Until now, their genetic histories have remained largely unknown. Here we present 55 ancient genomes dating to 7500-1700 BP from the YR, WLR, and Amur River (AR) regions. Contrary to the genetic stability in the AR, the YR and WLR genetic profiles substantially changed over time. The YR …
Investigating wheat consumption based on multiple evidences
The introduction and spread of wheat contributed to the transformation of the tradition millets agriculture in North China. However, when and how wheat came to be a staple crop in China is still unclear. Stable isotope data from some archaeological sites suggested that the dietary change from C 4 based diet to C 3 /C 4 mixed diet occurred during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–221 BC ) on the Central Plains of China. However, the role of each C 3 c…
Winner takes all
Decapitation is an ancient practice in Asia with inadequate research. The present study reports on the osteological examination of a headless skeleton excavated from a high-status tomb in Chu State style dating back to the late Warring States Period (ca. 3th century BC) in Lu'an, Anhui, China. The individual is identified as a victim of decapitation with five peri-mortem sharp force cut marks on the posterior parts of the cervical vertebrae, and …
Early evidence of trepanation along the Yellow River Basin in Neolithic China
Trepanation is a long-lasting ancient practice found around the world with diverse motivations. However, the distribution and motivation of intentional trepanation in China remain unclear. This study presents one of the earliest trepanations on a male adult individual who is unearthed from the Shuanghuaishu site in Gongyi, Henan, dating back to the late Yangshao cultural period (3500-2900 BC). The macroscopic and microscopic observation, alongsid…
Reconstructing diets and subsistence strategies of the Bronze Age humans from the Central Plains of China
A multicrop agricultural system, including millet, wheat, rice, and soybeans, first emerged in China in the Late Longhang period and is considered to be one of the most important basic foundations underpinning the origin and development of early states in China. However, there is still a lack of studies on the specific subsistence strategies of humans from the Bronze Age, specifically addressing how widespread the multicrop agricultural system wa…
Bioarchaeological investigation of an obstetric death at Huigou site (3900-2900 BC), Henan, China
Historical documents record that many young women died of pregnancy, delivery, or related complications. However, such cases are rare archaeologically due to the limitations of archaeological materials. Here, we report the case of an adult female buried with an infant in the Neolithic graveyard of Huigou (Yangshao Culture, 3900-2900 BCE) in China's Henan Province. The remains of the infant were positioned between the lower legs of the adult. Both…
A possible case of dystocia due to foetal macrosomia at Shuanghuaishu site (3500-2900 BCE), Henan, China
Childbirth was a significant factor in ancient female mortality, but relatively few cases of death in childbirth have been reported in the bioarchaeological literature due to challenges of recovery and interpretation. Here, we report a possible case of dystocia from the late Neolithic (3500-2900 BCE) settlement of Shuanghuaishu site (Gongyi City, Henan Province, China). An adult female skeleton was discovered in an inhumation burial with the rema…
Social stratification during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of China (771-476 bce)
Historic records for the Zhou Dynasty of China (1046-256 bce) defined distinct differentiation of social classes, in which ways of life and the afterlife were put into written form to regulate funerary and dietary practices. The presence of social stratification would suggest differences in nutrition during life and in ceremonial values for the afterlife. In this study, we examined grave goods and human skeletons from people of different social c…
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…
The Hamin Mangha Site
The massive numbers of human skeletons within quickly abandoned Late Neolithic pithouses at the Hamin Mangha site in Northeast China seems to imply an event of prehistoric tragedy. Based on the results of bioarchaeological investigation, this article aims to explain the causes of abandonment of the settlement after several houses were burned and reasons for the large numbers of human skeletons found in several houses. Depositional, contextual, an…
Foodways and social organisation in a Northern Wei dynasty (398–494 CE) cemetery in Pingcheng
Human diets, crop patterns, and settlement hierarchies in third millennium BC China
Bioarchaeological insights into disability
Skeletal dysplasia is mainly caused by genetic mutations or endocrine abnormality. In this study, a case of disproportionate dwarfism from the Iron Age Beishenjiaqiao cemetery in Xi'an, China is analyzed from the perspective of bioarchaeology. The individual shows disproportionately short stature, with reduced long-bone diaphyseal length especially of both humeri, unfused proximal humerus epiphyses, abnormal development of the shoulder and hip jo…
The subsistence strategies of Qin humans in the Guanzhong Plain before the establishment of Qin Empire
Millet agriculture and social complexity in the Central Plains of the Neolithic (9000-5000 BP)
Two cases of skeletal fluorosis from the historic cemetery at Zhangwan, Henan Province, China
Skeletal fluorosis is a systemic chronic disease caused by long-term intake of excessive fluoride, which accumulates in bone tissue and causes changes to the bone and periosteal tissue. Skeletal fluorosis is rarely considered in paleopathological analyses, but in areas with relatively high fluoride in the environment, it may be an important cause of bone hyperplasia. In this study, we observed pathological lesions consistent with fluorosis on two…
Surviving punishment by body reduction in a hierarchical society
A probable case of multiple osteochondromas in a Qing period (1644-1911) individual from Shandong, China
This article aims to understand the impact of a condition causing multiple benign neoplasms on a historical individual, and increase understanding of disease processes using a paleopathological case. We present the case of an adult male from the Balizhuang site in Weifang City, Changle County, Shandong Province, China, dated by the burial artifacts to the Qing period (1644-1911 CE). The individual has multiple bony growths found on both long and …
Genomic substructure in Yellow River Basin farmers during the transitional Yangshao-Longshan period
First skeletal evidence of facial mutilation as a form of punishment from ancient China (1298–1404 CE)
Metallurgical economy, cultural shifts, and lead exposure
Archaeology (19 obras) · China (18 obras) · Geography (16 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 obras) · Biology (9 obras) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (9 obras) · History (9 obras) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (9 obras) · Agriculture (7 obras) · Ancient history (7 obras)