Multi-Isotope Analysis Reveals Human Millet-Based Diets and Limited Mobility in the Central Plains of China ca. 5000 Years Ago

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	Multi-Isotope Analysis Reveals Human Millet-Based Diets and Limited Mobility in the Central Plains of China ca. 5000 Years Ago
	Wang, Xueye 1,2; Cao, Doudou 3; Gu, Wanfa 4; Wei, Qingli 4; Chen, Xianglong 5; Zhang, Ruojing 2; Ding, Lanpo 4; Tang, Zihua 6; Teng, Xiaoxiao 7; Wang, Tianyi 8; Zou, Jiaxing 2; Qiu, Yujie 2; Fu, Qiaomei8 ; Yuan, Haibing 1,2
	2025-04-19
发表期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
ISSN	1047-482X
页码	11
通讯作者	Gu, Wanfa(guwanfa888@sina.com) ; Yuan, Haibing(yuanbenhb@scu.edu.cn)
摘要	Unlike the unification of the Miaodigou culture, the late Yangshao period in the Central Plains of ancient China is marked by regional cultural diversity and external influences, necessitating more research into human subsistence and mobility patterns during this period. However, there has been a long-time lack of direct evidence for the mobility of Yangshao populations. The present study, therefore, aims to address this gap by reconstructing human dietary practices and mobility over 600 years (similar to 3500-2900 bc) at the Qingtai site in the Central Plains, using a direct radiocarbon dating alongside strontium, carbon, and nitrogen isotope analyses of human remains. Our findings reveal a consistent millet-based diet and stable pig-based protein sources, with minimal dietary variation over time. Additionally, this study provides the first strontium isotope data for the late Yangshao period to date, which might suggest limited human mobility during this period. We infer that the stability of the self-sufficient millet-based economy and sedentary lifestyle not only supported population growth but also contributed significantly to the development of social complexity and economic stability during the late Yangshao period in the Central Plains.
关键词	diets mobility multi-isotope analysis prehistoric China Qingtai Yangshao culture
DOI	10.1002/oa.3407
关键词[WOS]	BONE-COLLAGEN ; RATIOS ; SITE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China
项目资助者	Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China
WOS研究方向	Anthropology ; Archaeology
WOS类目	Anthropology ; Archaeology
WOS记录号	WOS:001471053500001
出版者	WILEY
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24713
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Gu, Wanfa; Yuan, Haibing
作者单位	1.Sichuan Univ, Ctr Archaeol Sci, Chengdu, Peoples R China 2.Sichuan Univ, Natl Demonstrat Ctr Expt Archaeol Educ, Chengdu, Peoples R China 3.Univ Cambridge, Dept Archaeol, Cambridge, England 4.Zhengzhou Inst Cultural Rel & Archaeol, Zhengzhou, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Social Sci, Inst Archaeol, Beijing, Peoples R China 6.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, State Key Lab Lithospher & Environm Coevolut, Beijing, Peoples R China 7.Nanjing Normal Univ, Dept Cultural Heritage & Museol, Nanjing, Peoples R China 8.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Xueye,Cao, Doudou,Gu, Wanfa,et al. Multi-Isotope Analysis Reveals Human Millet-Based Diets and Limited Mobility in the Central Plains of China ca. 5000 Years Ago[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY,2025:11.
APA	Wang, Xueye.,Cao, Doudou.,Gu, Wanfa.,Wei, Qingli.,Chen, Xianglong.,...&Yuan, Haibing.(2025).Multi-Isotope Analysis Reveals Human Millet-Based Diets and Limited Mobility in the Central Plains of China ca. 5000 Years Ago.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY,11.
MLA	Wang, Xueye,et al."Multi-Isotope Analysis Reveals Human Millet-Based Diets and Limited Mobility in the Central Plains of China ca. 5000 Years Ago".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY (2025):11.