Isotope analysis of aristocratic dietary and lifestyles in Northwest China during the Eastern Zhou period

doi:10.1038/s40494-025-01843-3

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	Isotope analysis of aristocratic dietary and lifestyles in Northwest China during the Eastern Zhou period
	Cui, Mengjie 1,2; Shang, Xue 2; Ma, Jinlei 3; Yang, Yimin 2
	2025-06-14
发表期刊	NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE
卷号	13 期号:1 页码:10
通讯作者	Shang, Xue(shangxue@ucas.ac.cn)
摘要	This study investigates Bronze Age dietary transitions among aristocrats and sacrificial victims from Ju'an Site in Shaanxi Province, northwestern China. By employing high-precision stable isotope analysis on individuals, the study reveals lifespan dietary shifts shaped by age, gender and sociocultural roles. The aristocrats underwent a breastfeeding and weaning period for similar to 2-3 years. Childhood diet of the man was dominated by C-4-based resources with high meat consumption, whereas the woman prioritized C-3 plant-derived foods, reflecting gendered and regional norms. However, the dietary of sacrificed victims exhibited C-4-plant-derived foods. People dietary gradually go stabilized by adolescence, punctuated by short-term shifts from life events. The findings highlight food's role in reflecting identity hierarchies and cultural continuity, offering insights into ancient nutrition, social stratification and the enduring process of how dietary practices molded social and cultural identities over time.
DOI	10.1038/s40494-025-01843-3
关键词[WOS]	STABLE CARBON ; BONE-COLLAGEN ; OXYGEN ; IDENTIFICATION ; FRACTIONATION ; TURNOVER ; PROVINCE ; ORIGIN ; GRAINS ; WATER
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology ; National Social Science Fund[21BKG040] ; [42277441]
项目资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology ; National Social Science Fund
WOS研究方向	Arts & Humanities - Other Topics ; Chemistry ; Materials Science ; Spectroscopy
WOS类目	Humanities, Multidisciplinary ; Chemistry, Analytical ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Spectroscopy
WOS记录号	WOS:001508337100001
出版者	SPRINGER
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24616
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Shang, Xue
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Palaeontol & Palaeoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Archaeol & Anthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Shaanxi Acad Archaeol, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cui, Mengjie,Shang, Xue,Ma, Jinlei,et al. Isotope analysis of aristocratic dietary and lifestyles in Northwest China during the Eastern Zhou period[J]. NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE,2025,13(1):10.
APA	Cui, Mengjie,Shang, Xue,Ma, Jinlei,&Yang, Yimin.(2025).Isotope analysis of aristocratic dietary and lifestyles in Northwest China during the Eastern Zhou period.NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE,13(1),10.
MLA	Cui, Mengjie,et al."Isotope analysis of aristocratic dietary and lifestyles in Northwest China during the Eastern Zhou period".NPJ HERITAGE SCIENCE 13.1(2025):10.