Songmei Hu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3642185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Songmei Hu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Songmei |
| FAMILY NAME | Hu |
| SIGNATURE | HU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-7961-7253 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 94 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Horse management in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
A tale of two cities
Ancient mitochondrial genome reveals matrilineal genetic inheritance of Chinese goats
New archaeobotanical evidence for Tolai hare (Lepus tolai) millets-consumption on the Loess Plateau of China
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…
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…
From pack animals to polo
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…
From pack animals to polo
Early Commensal Interaction Between Humans and Hares in Neolithic Northern China-Corrigendum
Food between the country and the city
Morphometric Analysis ofSusRemains from Neolithic Sites in the Wei River Valley, China, with Implications for Domestication
Size variation of Sus remains within and between sites is examined for the Neolithic sites in the Wei River valley in China. The coefficient of variation [V] for pig measurements at the sites of Wayaogou, Quanhucun and Jiangzhai was calculated, and we observed patterns that show evidence of two populations of different-size pigs, supporting the likelihood that both wild and domestic pigs were present. Also, size reduction of pigs can be traced wi…
Use of coal in the Bronze Age in China
People in northern and western China were probably the first in the world to use coal as a source of energy in a consistent way. The ages cluster around 1900–2200 bc in modern day Inner Mongolia and Shanxi provinces. These are areas where near-surface coal is abundant today and woody vegetation was scant in the Bronze Age. Since coal is bulky to transport, it was probably not a cost-effective energy source in areas with abundant wood supply. The …
The origins of Chinese domestic cattle as revealed by ancient DNA analysis
Pig domestication and husbandry practices in the middle Neolithic of the Wei River Valley, northwest China
Subsistence and the isotopic signature of herding in the Bronze Age Hexi Corridor, NW Gansu, China
Early Neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River valley, China
Subsistence and the isotopic signature of herding in the Bronze Age Hexi Corridor, NW Gansu, China
Early Neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River valley, China
The origins of Chinese domestic cattle as revealed by ancient DNA analysis
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…
Pig domestication and husbandry practices in the middle Neolithic of the Wei River Valley, northwest China
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…
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…
Food between the country and the city
From pack animals to polo
Morphometric Analysis ofSusRemains from Neolithic Sites in the Wei River Valley, China, with Implications for Domestication
Size variation of Sus remains within and between sites is examined for the Neolithic sites in the Wei River valley in China. The coefficient of variation [V] for pig measurements at the sites of Wayaogou, Quanhucun and Jiangzhai was calculated, and we observed patterns that show evidence of two populations of different-size pigs, supporting the likelihood that both wild and domestic pigs were present. Also, size reduction of pigs can be traced wi…
Use of coal in the Bronze Age in China
People in northern and western China were probably the first in the world to use coal as a source of energy in a consistent way. The ages cluster around 1900–2200 bc in modern day Inner Mongolia and Shanxi provinces. These are areas where near-surface coal is abundant today and woody vegetation was scant in the Bronze Age. Since coal is bulky to transport, it was probably not a cost-effective energy source in areas with abundant wood supply. The …
A tale of two cities
Subsistence and the isotopic signature of herding in the Bronze Age Hexi Corridor, NW Gansu, China
Early Neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River valley, China
Pig domestication and husbandry practices in the middle Neolithic of the Wei River Valley, northwest China
The origins of Chinese domestic cattle as revealed by ancient DNA analysis
Use of coal in the Bronze Age in China
People in northern and western China were probably the first in the world to use coal as a source of energy in a consistent way. The ages cluster around 1900–2200 bc in modern day Inner Mongolia and Shanxi provinces. These are areas where near-surface coal is abundant today and woody vegetation was scant in the Bronze Age. Since coal is bulky to transport, it was probably not a cost-effective energy source in areas with abundant wood supply. The …
Morphometric Analysis ofSusRemains from Neolithic Sites in the Wei River Valley, China, with Implications for Domestication
Size variation of Sus remains within and between sites is examined for the Neolithic sites in the Wei River valley in China. The coefficient of variation [V] for pig measurements at the sites of Wayaogou, Quanhucun and Jiangzhai was calculated, and we observed patterns that show evidence of two populations of different-size pigs, supporting the likelihood that both wild and domestic pigs were present. Also, size reduction of pigs can be traced wi…
Food between the country and the city
From pack animals to polo
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…
From pack animals to polo
Early Commensal Interaction Between Humans and Hares in Neolithic Northern China-Corrigendum
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…
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…
New archaeobotanical evidence for Tolai hare (Lepus tolai) millets-consumption on the Loess Plateau of China
Ancient mitochondrial genome reveals matrilineal genetic inheritance of Chinese goats
Horse management in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
A tale of two cities
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (13 works) · Biology (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · China (11 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (8 works) · Bronze Age (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Agriculture (4 works)