Jia, Peter; Caspari, Gino; Betts, Alison; Mohamadi, Bahaa; Balz, Timo; Cong, Dexin; Shen, Hui; Meng, Qi (2020). Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang. PLoS ONE, 15(11), pp. 1-24. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0240739
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The paper explores seasonal movements of Bronze Age mobile pastoralists in the western Tianshan mountainous region of Xinjiang, China. Fieldwork by a team from the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) and the University of Sydney, Australia have identified cyclical land use practices associated with the Andronovo cultural complex. Their pattern of seasonal movements has been reconstructed through ethnographic studies and analysis of modern snow and grass cover. Using this detailed combination of data, the study defines requirements for seasonal pastures–winter, summer and spring/autumn–and shows a clear correlation between modern land use and seasonal patterns of movement in the Bronze Age.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences > Near Eastern Archaeology 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of History and Archaeology > Institute of Archaeological Sciences > Pre- and Early History |
UniBE Contributor: |
Caspari, Gino Ramon |
Subjects: |
900 History > 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499) |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
Public Library of Science |
Funders: |
[42] Schweizerischer Nationalfonds |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Gino Ramon Caspari |
Date Deposited: |
25 Nov 2020 08:59 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:41 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0240739 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
bronze age, pastoralism, xinjiang, transhumance, steppe |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.147833 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/147833 |
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