A comprehensive investigation of Bronze Age human dietary strategies from different altitudinal environments in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Weien
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yien
dc.contributor.authorDuan, Futaoen
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Jieen
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xinyien
dc.contributor.authorReid, Rachel E. B.en
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Manen
dc.contributor.authorDong, Weimiaoen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yongqiangen
dc.contributor.authorRuan, Qiurongen
dc.contributor.authorLi, Wenyingen
dc.contributor.authorAn, Cheng-Bangen
dc.contributor.departmentGeosciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-11T13:21:27Zen
dc.date.available2020-12-11T13:21:27Zen
dc.date.issued2020-09en
dc.description.abstractThe early presence of crops from East Asia and Southwest Asia in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor (IAMC) has drawn attention to the Bronze Age mountain archaeology of Central Asia. Namely, the Bronze Age diffusion and utilization of grains in this region remains unknown as contrasts and extremes characterize the territory in environmental terms, especially elevation. Researchers continue to reflect on how, during the second millennium BC, Bronze Age populations used new crops and local animal resources to adapt to different elevation environments of the IAMC. In this study, we analyzed the 41 latest stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic results from human and faunal bones from six Bronze Age sites in the IAMC, 261 previously published stable isotopic datasets, and 12 archaeobotanical and four zooarchaeological results to investigate the dietary strategies of populations from different elevation environments in the Bronze Age IAMC. The results show an altitudinal gradient in dietary choices among Bronze Age populations in the IAMC, with mixed C-4 and C-3 consumption at the low-mid elevations and notable C-3 consumption at the high elevations. Archaeobotanical and faunal remains also support these isotopic results. Our study further highlights that the differentiated dietary strategies adopted by the Bronze Age population in IAMC may have been the product of adaptation to local geographic environments. Social interaction may have also played a role in certain types of special dietary consumption.en
dc.description.notesThe authors are grateful to the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 41671189; 41071051], National Science Foundation [grant number 1826727] and Special project of science and technology basic resources investigation [grant number 2017FY101003]. We thank Editor Marcos Martin ' on-Torres and two anonymous reviewers for constructive comments and suggestions very much. We also thank Wiley Editing Services company for helping us polish the language.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [41671189, 41071051]; National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF) [1826727]; Special project of science and technology basic resources investigation [2017FY101003]en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105201en
dc.identifier.eissn1095-9238en
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403en
dc.identifier.other105201en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/101086en
dc.identifier.volume121en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectBronze ageen
dc.subjectInner Asian Mountain Corridoren
dc.subjectAltitudinal adaptationen
dc.subjectStable isotopesen
dc.subjectMacroplant remainsen
dc.subjectFaunal remainsen
dc.titleA comprehensive investigation of Bronze Age human dietary strategies from different altitudinal environments in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridoren
dc.title.serialJournal of Archaeological Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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