Variability of the stable carbon isotope ratio in modern and archaeological millets: evidence from northern China

被引:46
作者
An, Cheng-Bang [1 ]
Dong, Weimiao [1 ]
Li, Hu [1 ]
Zhang, Pingyu [1 ]
Zhao, Yongtao [1 ]
Zhao, Xueye [2 ]
Yu, Shi-Yong [3 ]
机构
[1] Lanzhou Univ, Key Lab Western Chinas Environm Syst, Minist Educ, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China
[2] Inst Archaeol & Relics Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China
[3] Shandong Univ, Inst Cultural Heritage, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Stable carbon isotope; Millet; Diet; Archaeobotany; Northern China; C-4; PLANTS; C-13/C-12; RATIOS; SITE; DISCRIMINATION; AGRICULTURE; PATTERNS; DOMESTICATION; FRACTIONATION; DIETS; CARBONIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jas.2014.11.001
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
Stable carbon isotopic analyses of human skeletal remains may provide fundamental evidence for human dietary reconstruction and subsistence strategies. Millet is closely associated with the emergence and development of agriculture-based societies in northern China. Although often overlooked, baseline values of millet seeds are essential for using stable isotope analysis to understand past human and animal diets. Here, we report spatial and temporal variations in the delta C-13 values of millets by analyzing modern samples, including seeds and leaves, as well as archaeological samples. The delta C-13 values of modern foxtail millet seeds range from -13.9 to -11.3 parts per thousand, with a mean value of -12.3 +/- 0.5 parts per thousand (1 sigma, n = 66), while delta C-13 values for modern common millet seeds vary between 143 and -12.0 parts per thousand, with a mean value of -12.8 +/- 0.6 parts per thousand (1 sigma, n = 19). There is an approximately 1 parts per thousand temporal change in delta C-13 for millet grains. Leaves have lower delta C-13 values than grains, implying that eaters living on different tissues of the same plant could show different isotopic values. These background delta C-13 values must be considered when reconstructing the dietary history of a millet-based society. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:316 / 322
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