Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.

Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.

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 cyclica...

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Main Authors: Peter Jia, Gino Caspari, Alison Betts, Bahaa Mohamadi, Timo Balz, Dexin Cong, Hui Shen, Qi Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240739
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spelling doaj-88f1b771ab6e4dc49b39c553078f56af2021-03-04T12:25:41ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011511e024073910.1371/journal.pone.0240739Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.Peter JiaGino CaspariAlison BettsBahaa MohamadiTimo BalzDexin CongHui ShenQi MengThe 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.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240739
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Gino Caspari
Alison Betts
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Timo Balz
Dexin Cong
Hui Shen
Qi Meng
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Gino Caspari
Alison Betts
Bahaa Mohamadi
Timo Balz
Dexin Cong
Hui Shen
Qi Meng
Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
PLoS ONE
author_facet Peter Jia
Gino Caspari
Alison Betts
Bahaa Mohamadi
Timo Balz
Dexin Cong
Hui Shen
Qi Meng
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title Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
title_short Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
title_full Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
title_fullStr Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal movements of Bronze Age transhumant pastoralists in western Xinjiang.
title_sort seasonal movements of bronze age transhumant pastoralists in western xinjiang.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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publishDate 2020-01-01
description 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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