Investigating Human Migration and Horse‐Trading in Yelang (夜郎) Through Strontium Isotope Analysis of Skeletons from Zhougshui Sites, South‐West China (1300 bc – ad 25)

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ID8352495
AutoresX X Zhang (0000-0002-0325-8248, USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), X R Wang (0000-0002-8600-3258, USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Xiaotong Wu (0000-0003-3262-9420, University of Science and Technology of China, autor de correspondencia), X T Wu (USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Z Y Jin (USTC Archaeometry Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China), Zhiyuan Jin (0009-0002-0660-1483, University of Science and Technology of China, autor de correspondencia), H R Zhang (0000-0002-1984-1200, Guizhou Provincial Institute of Archaeology Guiyang Guizhou 550000 China), Fang Huang (0000-0003-1885-3311, University of Science and Technology of China)
Año2018
Volumen60
Número1
Páginas157-170
Fecha de publicación2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12365
OpenAlexW2792203760
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas13

Yelang (夜郎), a mysterious state located in the south‐western area of early China and dating from the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age (1300 bc – ad 25), is a cultural interactive junction between the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau and the Yangtze River Basin. The Zhongshui Basin in Weining County, Guizhou Province, was one of the important distribution areas of the Yelang civilization. This area, which includes sites at Jigongshan (鸡公山; 1300 – 800 bc ), Hongyingpan (红营盘; 700 – 400 bc ) and Yinzitan (银子坛; 400 bc – ad 25), has provided a very integrated chronology, spanning from the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age in the eastern Yunnan – western Guizhou area. To investigate human migration and horse‐trading at these Yelang sites, we conducted a strontium isotopic analysis on the teeth enamel of humans and horses unearthed from these three sites. The results indicated the following: (1) people at the earlier sites (Jigongshan and Hongyingpan) were all indigenous, whereas in the Yinzitan cemetery, there was a more immigrant population, and all the people who were buried in an upper limb flexed supine position were non‐local; and (2) most of the horses found at the Jigongshan and Yinzitan sites show different provenances, probably related to the famous Dian (滇) and Zuo (筰) horses recorded in historical documents, providing more clues for further study on horse‐trading in South‐West China during the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age

Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · China · Chronology · Geography · Iron Age · Isotope analysis · Plateau (mathematics) · Population · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Geology · History · Oceanography · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology