Oldest directly dated remains of sheep in China

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dc.contributor.authorDodson, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDodson, Een_AU
dc.contributor.authorBanati, RBen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLi, XQen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAtahan, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHu, SMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMiddleton, RJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhou, XYen_AU
dc.contributor.authorNan, Sen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T05:51:37Zen_AU
dc.date.available2020-03-12T05:51:37Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-11-24en_AU
dc.date.statistics2020-03-11en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe origins of domesticated sheep (Ovis sp.) in China remain unknown. Previous workers have speculated that sheep may have been present in China up to 7000 years ago, however many claims are based on associations with archaeological material rather than independent dates on sheep material. Here we present 7 radiocarbon dates on sheep bone from Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Shaanxi provinces. DNA analysis on one of the bones confirms it is Ovis sp. The oldest ages are about 4700 to 4400 BCE and are thus the oldest objectively dated Ovis material in eastern Asia. The graphitisised bone collagen had δ13C values indicating some millet was represented in the diet. This probably indicates sheep were in a domestic setting where millet was grown. The younger samples had δ13C values indicating that even more millet was in the diet, and this was likely related to changes in foddering practices. © 2014, Macmillan Publishers Limiteden_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber7170en_AU
dc.identifier.citationDodson, J., Dodson, E., Banati, R., Li, X., Atahan, P., Hu, S., Middleton, R. J., Zhou, X., & Nan, S. (2014). Oldest directly dated remains of sheep in China. Scientific Reports, 4, 7170. doi:10.1038/srep07170en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc8724en_AU
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleScientific Reportsen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1038/srep07170en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/9150en_AU
dc.identifier.volume4en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_AU
dc.subjectSheepen_AU
dc.subjectDomestic animalsen_AU
dc.subjectChinaen_AU
dc.subjectCarbon 14en_AU
dc.subjectSkeletonen_AU
dc.subjectCollagenen_AU
dc.subjectPleistocene epochen_AU
dc.subjectAsiaen_AU
dc.subjectDNAen_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.titleOldest directly dated remains of sheep in Chinaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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