Mass Procurement and Feasting at Houtaomuga site, Northeast of China
Author(s): Zhe Zhang
Year: 2017
Summary
Houtaomuga is a late Neolithic site located in the northeast of China. A special feature G2 has produced a large sample of aurochs (Bos primigenius) skeletal remains. Examination of the assemblage in G2, including bone quantity, surface modification and mortality profile suggests a site of mass aurochs procurement that took place during late summer to fall. Feasting is suggested to be a likely reason that could lead to this mass deposition.
Cite this Record
Mass Procurement and Feasting at Houtaomuga site, Northeast of China. Zhe Zhang. Presented at The 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2017 ( tDAR id: 432045)
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Keywords
General
Auroch bone trench
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Neolithic period
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
East/Southeast Asia
Spatial Coverage
min long: 66.885; min lat: -8.928 ; max long: 147.568; max lat: 54.059 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 15705