Early Neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River valley, China: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human and faunal remains

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dc.contributor.authorAtahan, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDodson, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLi, XQen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhou, XYen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHu, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChen, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorBertuch, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGrice, Ken_AU
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-10T06:34:19Zen_AU
dc.date.available2020-06-10T06:34:19Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2013-02-13en_AU
dc.date.statistics2020-06-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe first farmers of the Wei River valley belonged to the Laoguantai period (ca. 8500-7000 yr BP) and lived in small settlements that were sparsely distributed in the landscape. Understanding of Laoguantai farming practices is limited as only a small number of archaeological sites are known. Here we present stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values for faunal and human bone collagen from Baijia, a Laoguantai site in the Wei River valley of Shaanxi Province, China. Five of the collagen samples have been AMS 14C dated and have a calibrated age range of ca. 7659-7339 yr BP. Stable isotope results show millet and aquatic foods, such as fish and shellfish, being included in the human diet. Bovid samples, which are tentatively identified as water buffalo, have stable carbon isotope values reflecting some millet consumption. The question of whether these bovids were grazing on millet growing wild, or had diets directly influenced by humans, remains to be answered. Stable isotope results for a single pig reveal a markedly different diet, one dominated by C3 plants which would have dominated natural vegetation of the region. Overall, stable isotope results conform to the current view of Laoguantai people being millet farmers with subsistence strategies that included hunted wild foods.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationAtahan, P., Dodson, J., Li, X., Zhou, A., Hu, S., Chen, L., Bertuch, F., & Grice, K. (2013). Early neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River Valley, China: stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human and faunal remains. Paper presented the Past Global Changes 4th Open Science Meeting, Goa, India 13-16 February 2013.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate16 February 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenamePast Global Changes 4th Open Science Meetingen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceGoa, Indiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate13 February 2013en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc9673en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/9538en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherPast Global Changesen_AU
dc.subjectChinaen_AU
dc.subjectFarmsen_AU
dc.subjectFooden_AU
dc.subjectAgricultureen_AU
dc.subjectArchaeological sitesen_AU
dc.subjectCarbonen_AU
dc.subjectNitrogenen_AU
dc.subjectRiversen_AU
dc.subjectCarbon 14en_AU
dc.subjectDieten_AU
dc.subjectStable isotopesen_AU
dc.titleEarly Neolithic diets at Baijia, Wei River valley, China: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human and faunal remainsen_AU
dc.typeConference Posteren_AU
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