Isotopic perspectives (C-13, N-15, S-34) of diet, social complexity, and animal husbandry during the proto-shang period (ca. 2000-1600 BC) of China

摘要

ObjectivesTo examine dietary patterns and animal husbandry practices and assess the links between human diet and sex, age, burial direction/position, and social status (as inferred by type of grave goods) during the transformative Proto-Shang (ca. 2000-1600 BC) period of China.