岭南地区家养黄牛起源问题初探

A Preliminary Study on the Origin of Domestic Cattle in the Lingnan Area

岭南地区家养黄牛起源问题的研究具有重要的学术意义。本文从动物考古学的角度出发,通过骨骼形态、测量数据、考古现象以及区域动物群的对比和分析,对岭南地区家养黄牛的起源时间、模式和动因等问题进行探讨,得出家养黄牛最迟于南越国时期从北方传入岭南地区。

This paper discusses the date,mode,and cause of the origin of domestic cattle in Lingnan area（the south of Ling Mr） from zooarchaeological perspectives,The study also apply methodsof osteology,analytical measurement,regional fauna assemblages from archaeological sites,and concludes that the domestic cattles in the Lingnan area were imported from the North China not later than the time of Nanyue Kingdom.