Intermarriage and ancient polity alliances
Isotopic evidence of cross-regional female exogamy during the Longshan period (2500-1900 BC)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3334798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaotong Wu (0000-0003-3262-9420, University of Science and Technology of China), Zhiyong Guo (0000-0003-1422-7655, Shanxi Museum), Nu He (Institute of Archaeology), Shijie Zhao (0000-0002-8466-8061, University of Science and Technology of China), Yanxin Li (0000-0003-1055-5029, Shandong University), Huimin Yu (0009-0009-4152-3063, University of Science and Technology of China), Fang Huang (0000-0003-1885-3311, University of Science and Technology of China), Xingxiang Zhang (0000-0002-1628-3717, University of Science and Technology of China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 397 |
| Pages | 48-65 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2023.173 |
| OpenAlex | W4389149629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 22 |
The late third-millennium BC Longshan period was a crucial time for state formation in central China. During these centuries, long-distance networks expanded and shared material culture and then cultural practices spread across wider areas precipitating social and ideological developments that presaged the rise of states and cities on the Central Plain. In this research, the authors use multiple (strontium, oxygen and carbon) isotope analyses from the dental enamel of 67 individuals buried at the Xiajin cemetery, Shanxi Province. The results indicate significant long-distance migration among females during the Longshan period, which the authors interpret as evidence of exogamous marriage for political alliance-building-a phenomenon found more widely across Eurasia at the start of the Bronze Age
Alliance · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze Age · Chiefdom · Exogamy · Genealogy · Geography · Kinship · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Prehistory · Sociology · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |