新疆阿敦乔鲁遗址人类迁移行为与食物结构的初步研究

Human Migration and Dietary Structure of the Adunqiaolu Site in Xinjiang: A Pilot Study

阿敦乔鲁遗址与墓地位于新疆西北部,博尔塔拉蒙古自治州温泉县。遗存类型包括遗址与墓地,整体年代处于公元前19世纪至公元前17世纪前后。对阿敦乔鲁遗址与墓地的发掘,为研究新疆史前(青铜时代)考古学文化的内涵提供了丰富的资料;结合阿敦乔鲁人骨牙齿的锶同位素以及食物结构初步分析的结果,对人群的迁移情况及日常饮食结构进行了初步的探索。参考新疆地区史前考古材料的对比,可以看出这一批次材料显示的人群以肉类为主食、同时兼具迁徙的特点,为下一步对整个墓地的研究提供了学术积累和线索。

The Adunqiaolu site and associated cemetery are located in the Wenquan County, Bortara Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture of northwestern Xinjiang. The archaeological remains and cemetery at the site date to 19 thto 17 thcentury BCE. Archaeological excavations at the site have yielded abundant materials for studying prehistoric(Bronze Age in particular) cultures in Xinjiang. Based on strontium isotopic analysis of human teeth and dietary reconstruction, we probe into the human migration and daily diet. Combining other prehistoric materials discovered in Xinjiang, we propose that the Adunqiaolu inhabitants lived mainly on meat and they migrated very often. Our results can serve as a basis for future study targeting the whole cemetery.