Journal
LAND
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land11081269
Keywords
Guanzhong; loess plateau; zooarchaeology; landscape; Neolithic; Bronze Age
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- National Foreign Young Talents Program [QN20200241002]
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Transitions in animal exploitation patterns are driven by topographical and climatic changes on macro and micro scales, as well as social developments and interactions with neighboring communities.
Transitions in animal exploitation patterns are caused by topographical and climatic variations on both macro and micro scales. This paper presents temporally and spatially contextualized faunal profiles from 27 sites in the Guanzhong () region of Shaanxi province (), PRC which date from the Early Neolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 6000-1000 BCE). Climatic and environmental data was cross-referenced with archaeological, archaeobotanical and (where appropriate) historical sources to examine the reasons for the clear micro-transitions observed. Faunal profiles from sites in the Wei River plain (), loess plateau, and the transitional zone between them were analyzed. Animal utilization was found to vary substantially between different zones during the period under analysis. The transition in praxis between the Wei River valley and the loess plateau was not gradual. The hilly transition zone was found to have its own distinct animal exploitation pattern. These spatio-temporal differences in animal exploitation were caused by changes in both the local microclimates and the topography of the landscape in which the communities were living. Some regions apparently reverted to 'earlier' animal exploitation patterns in response to climatic changes. These environmental factors were also augmented by internal social developments and interactions with neighboring communities.
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