Foodways of the Medieval Tibetans on the Silk Road: New evidence from the Miran Site in Xinjiang

Autor:	Pengfei Sheng, Meiying Zhao, Zhihao Dang, Edward Allen, Luo’sang Tajie, Tian Ma, Hongen Jiang
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Archeology Global and Planetary Change Ecology Paleontology Earth-Surface Processes
Zdroj:	The Holocene. 33:91-100
ISSN:	1477-0911 0959-6836
DOI:	10.1177/09596836221126131
Popis:	Located in the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, the Miran site is well known for its so-called “winged angel” frescos and diverse cultural artifacts dating from the Han Dynasty through Tubo Kingdom (~200 BC–900 AD) periods. This essay presents the first integrated archeobotanical and isotopic investigation on the archeobotanical remains at Miran. Our findings suggest that, despite implementing mixed-crop cultivation, Tibetans at Miran became increasingly invested in drought-resistant millet-based agriculture. New seed δ13C data recovered from naked barley and wheat at Miran provide additional suggestions that medieval Tubo people likely employed improved irrigation techniques at this Silk Road settlement.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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