Osteological and stable isotope (13C and 15N) analysis of faunal remains from Khami, Zimbabwe

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作者：
Dyvart, Katrine Furu [1 ]
Sealy, Judith [2 ]
Fredriksen, Per Ditlef [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Oslo, Dept Archaeol Conservat & Hist, POB 1008, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
[2] Univ Cape Town, Dept Archaeol, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa
来源：
AZANIA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA | 2018年 / 53卷 / 04期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词：
Late Iron Age; cattle husbandry; meat consumption; grazing seasonality; serial sampling; dentine collagen; SOUTHERN-AFRICA; BONE-COLLAGEN; CLIMATE-CHANGE; CARBON; DELTA-C-13; HISTORY; SHEEP; BASIN;
D O I：
10.1080/0067270X.2018.1540215
中图分类号：
K85 [文物考古];
学科分类号：
0601 ;
摘要：
This paper presents distribution patterns and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements of recently excavated faunal remains from two middens at Khami, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Zimbabwe. The middens are dated to c. AD 1475-1650. The results of the analysis indicate that food practices may have differed between high- and low-lying areas of the site, as reflected in the two excavated contexts studied here. C-13 values of serial samples of tooth dentine show that cattle and wild grazers consumed C-4 grasses year-round. The availability of rich natural grazing would have been a considerable attraction to the builders of the site.
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页码：507 / 527
页数：21
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