Dietary shift and social hierarchy from the Proto-Shang to Zhou Dynasty in the Central Plains of China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15548759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xin Li (0000-0002-3425-8566, Lanzhou University), Shanjia Zhang (0000-0003-1324-7929, Lanzhou University, corresponding author), Minxia Lu (Lanzhou University), Menghan Qiu (0000-0003-2891-4712, Lanzhou University), Shaoqing Wen (0000-0003-1223-4720, Fudan University), Minmin Ma (0000-0002-5054-5733, Lanzhou University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 035002-035002 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab6783 |
| OpenAlex | W2998305037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 24 |
The Proto-Shang, the Shang and the Zhou dynasties (∼2000–221 BCE: Before Common Era) are key periods in the origin and evolution of ancient civilizations in China since the periods include the processes and mechanisms of social development in the Central Plains of China during the Bronze Age. However, human-environment interactions in the context of trans-Eurasia cultural exchange during that time are not well-understood. In this study, isotopic analysis and radiocarbon dating of human and animal bones from Xinancheng cemetery in southeast Shanxi Province are reported. It was deduced that, for the period ∼1000–800 BCE, humans buried in Xinancheng cemetery relied primarily on C 4 -based foods and upper-status individuals consumed more animal protein and probably C 3 crops. Also, considering the paleoclimate and other archaeological data of the Central Plains, the human diet and subsistence strategies changed significantly with more C 3 staples such as wheat being consumed during the Eastern Zhou (770–221 BCE), as evidenced by an increased intake of wheat by lower-status individuals and the development of a mixed wheat and millet agricultural system. It is argued that the socio-economic change around the late western Zhou-early eastern Zhou Dynasty occurred as a result of the necessity to adapt to the aggravation caused by climate deterioration and population pressures, factors which profoundly influenced the economic and lifestyle patterns in ancient China. The socio-economic system of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty displayed more resilience to climate change than that of earlier periods
Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · China · Context (archaeology · Geography · History of China · Period (music · Population · Radiocarbon dating · Shang dynasty · Subsistence agriculture · Western Zhou · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Demography · History
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |