The consumption, utilization and supply of sheep and goats at the late Shang Dynasty capital: a zooarchaeological study on the sheep and goat remains unearthed in the Yinxu area
The consumption, utilization and supply of sheep and goats at the late Shang Dynasty capital: a zooarchaeological study on the sheep and goat remains unearthed in the Yinxu area
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DOI：
10.1515/char-2012-0024
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发表时间：
2012
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0.1
通讯作者：
Zhipeng Li
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作者：
Zhipeng Li
Abstract Based on morphological identifications of sheep and goat bones unearthed at Yinxu and statistical analyses of the Number of Identified Specimens (NISP), Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI), and ubiquities, this paper discusses the percentage of mutton in the diet of the residents in the capital of the late Shang Dynasty, the percentage of the sheep and goats used in animal sacrifices in burials, and the ratio between sheep and goats. Through the analysis of mortality profiles, this paper argues that the sheep and goats consumed by the residents of Yinxu were mostly juvenile individuals, matching the slaughter profile for sheep and goat husbandry aimed at meat consumption. The sources of the sheep and goats slaughtered for consumption were mainly from outside supplies. The sheep and goats in the animal victims were also mainly juvenile individuals, reflecting the funeral rituals of“ serving the dead as they were alive”.
