Investigation of cereal remains at the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China
Investigation of cereal remains at the Xiaohe Cemetery in Xinjiang, China
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jas.2014.04.020
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发表时间：
2014-09
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Ruiping Yang;Yimin Yang;Wenying Li;Yidilisi Abuduresule;Xingjun Hu;Changsui Wang;Hongen Jiang
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作者：
Ruiping Yang;Yimin Yang;Wenying Li;Yidilisi Abuduresule;Xingjun Hu;Changsui Wang;Hongen Jiang
小河墓地位于中国最干旱的地区之一的新疆罗布泊努尔地区，是著名的青铜时代小河文化的典型遗存。进行了几次挖掘，并对坟墓中发现的谷物遗骸进行了评估，以更好地了解这个古老文明的生活条件。鉴定了三种类型的谷物：即，小米的小花、小麦的颖果和画眉草。画眉草（Eragrostissp.）被推断为以不同的方式利用，例如作为食物资源和/或作为喂养牛的饲料。这三种谷类作物都提供了关于蔬菜饮食的线索，也为理解小河文化提供了线索。
The Xiaohe Cemetery, a typical remnant of the famous bronze-age Xiaohe culture, is located in the Lop Nur region of Xinjiang, which is one of the driest regions in China. Several excavations were conducted and cereal remains discovered in the tombs were evaluated to better understand the living conditions of this ancient civilization. Three types of cereals were identified: viz. florets of common millet (Panicum miliaceum), caryopses of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) and love grass (Eragrostis sp.). The grains ofEragrostissp. were deduced to be utilized in different ways, such as a food resource and/or as fodder for cattle feeding. All three cereal crops provided clues about the vegetable diet as well as shed light on the understanding of the Xiaohe culture.