Burial rituals and customs: A study of the horse remains from chariot-horse pit No.2 at the site of Yaoheyuan

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In this study, we analyzed the chariot-horse pit No.2 (CMK2) at the site of Yaoheyuan in northwestern China. We reconstructed the sequence of horse interments based on on-site extraction of horse remains and zooarchaeological analysis. We also explored the human behaviors and related ritual practices involved in the processes of horse interments based on textural records and ethnographic evidence.

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• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• New Thoughts on Current Archaeological Research in Neolithic and Bronze Age China

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Abstract Id(s): 53604