Chronology and subsistence strategy of Nuomuhong Culture in the Tibetan Plateau
Chronology and subsistence strategy of Nuomuhong Culture in the Tibetan Plateau
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青藏高原诺木洪文化的年代学与生存策略
DOI：
10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.031
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发表时间：
2016-12-28
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Chen, Fahu
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作者：
Dong, Guanghui;Ren, Lele;Chen, Fahu
人类何时以及如何永久定居青藏高原高海拔地区是人们广泛讨论的问题。诺木红文化是藏北高原柴达木盆地唯一生活在海拔2700米以上的青铜时代文化。在此，我们报告了对五个典型诺木洪遗址的考古调查结果，包括放射性碳测年以及考古植物学和动物考古学分析，以探索该文化的年代和生存策略。发现了大量动植物遗骸，包括烧焦的大麦、小麦、黍和谷子谷物；以及羊、牛、牦牛、马、狗和鹿的骨头。在这些调查地点还发现了居民遗迹，以及测年结果，表明诺木洪族群在距今3400-2450年间在柴达木盆地永久定居。人们通过建立居住设施和采用耐寒农牧混合经济来适应恶劣的环境。这项工作为了解青藏高原高海拔地区青铜社会的确切年代和生计提供了宝贵的数据集。 (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd 和 INQUA。版权所有。
When and how humans permanently colonized high altitude areas of the Tibetan Plateau are widely discussed issues. The Nuomuhong Culture was the sole Bronze Age group living higher than 2700 m above sea level in the Qaidam Basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Here we report the results of an archaeological investigation comprising radiocarbon dating as well as archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological analyses from five typical Nuomuhong sites, to explore the chronology and subsistence strategy of the culture. Abundant plant and animal remains were identified, including charred grains of barley, wheat, broomcorn millet, and foxtail millet; and bones of sheep, cattle, yak, horse, dog, and deer. Resident relics were also found in these investigated sites, together with dating results, indicating Nuomuhong groups permanently settled on the Qaidam Basin during 3400-2450 Cal BP. People adapted to the harsh environment by establishment of resident facilities, and adoption of a cold-tolerant mixed agro-pastoral economy. This work provides valuable dataset for understanding the exact chronology and livelihoods of Bronze societies on high altitude areas of the Tibetan Plateau. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.