Sheep, Cattle, and Specialization
New Zooarchaeological Perspectives on the Taosi Longshan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4720106 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Brunson (0000-0001-9793-291X, Department of Anthropology University of California Los Angeles 341 Haines Hall Los Angeles USA, corresponding author), Nan He (0009-0002-6057-1123, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), X Dai (0000-0002-7318-6219, National Museum of China 16 East Chang'an Avenue Beijing PR China) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 460-475 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.2436 |
| OpenAlex | W1484422080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 33 |
In this paper, we present a zooarchaeological analysis of the Longshan period sites of Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang (ca. 2300-1900 cal. BC) in southern Shanxi Province, China. We compare the faunal record at both sites in terms of the proportions of wild and domestic taxa; the slaughter patterns for the main domesticates; the types of bones used to produce utilitarian and decorative bone artifacts; and the types of bones used for ritual oracle bone divination. Differences in the faunal records at Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang provide insights into the connections between specialization and early urbanism. Our research also provides clues about how sheep and cattle pastoralism was initially adopted in the Yellow River Valley during the late 3rd millennium BC. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Archaeology · Art · Biology · China · Geography · Livestock · Pastoralism · Taxon · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology · Forestry
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