Dietary adaptation during the Longshan period in China: Stable isotope analyses at Liangchengzhen (southeastern Shandong)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2171-2181

  Lanehart, Rheta E ^a   Tykot, Robert H ^a   Underhill, Anne P ^b   Luan, Fengshi ^c   Yu, Haiguang ^c   Fang, Hui ^c   Fengshu, Cai ^c   Feinman, Gary ^d   Nicholas, Linda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramic residue analysis; Diet; Liangchengzhen; Longshan culture; Neolithic; Shandong; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CERAMICS; CROP; DIET; ENAMEL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; PIG; RICE; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; SHANDONG;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79960106291     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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