Elemental Analysis of Ancient Human Bones from the Jiahu Site

HU Yao-wu~(1,2),James H. Burton~2,WANG Chang-sui~1(1. Department of Social Sciences, School of Humanities, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049; 2. Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, 53706)  

Palaeodietary analysis is one of important fields in bioarchaeology, but there has been a lack of systematic studies on this topic in China. Elemental analysis of ancient human bones from the Jiahu Site, Henan, was undertaken to investigate details on palaeodiet. The change of log(Sr/Ca) and log(Ba/Ca) during the whole phases indicated a lifestyle transition from hunting and gathering to rice agriculture and animal domestication. Abnormality in the results of log(Sr/Ca) and log(Ba/Ca) in sample 249 was probably relevant to immigration to this region.

【Key Words】： Palaeodietary analysis Elemental analysis Rice agriculture Animal domestication Immigration Jiahu
【Fund】： 中国科学院知识创新工程(KJCX No4);; 国家自然科学基金(40343021);; 美国Wenner Gren基金会;; 中国科学技术大学校青年基金资助项目
【CateGory Index】： K87

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