Sample name: Zhoujiazhuang

Reference: K. Brunson, N. He, and X. Dai. 2016. Sheep, cattle, and specialization: New zooarchaeological perspectives on the Taosi Longshan. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 26(3):460-475 [ER 3761]

Lithology: not described

Taphonomic context: human accumulation,midden,settlement

Archaeology: bone tools,burials,ceramics,stone tools,other structures

Habitat comments: "Zhoujiazhuang reached its maximum size of over 2 km2 during the late Taosi period, and the ceramics and material culture at Zhoujiazhuang are very similar to Taosi. The most exciting findings at Zhoujiazhuang include a large moat surrounding the site and a cemetery with numerous infant urn burials. Royal burials, palaces, or dedicated ritual locations like those at Taosi, have not been found at Zhoujiazhuang. Although Zhoujiazhuang was the largest site in the Yuncheng basin, it did not reach the same level of complexity as middle period Taosi".

Life forms: carnivores,rodents,ungulates,other small mammals,birds,fishes,clams

Sampling methods: quarry,screenwash

Sample size: 2361 specimens

Years: 2007 - 2013

Sampling comments: "The Zhoujiazhuang materials were excavated from 2007 to 2013. Most remains come from midden pits and ditches, although a small number of bones come from house features, burial fill, and other deposits from lower class residential areas. One large pit contained an unusually large number of faunal remains, including many worked bone artifacts. The pit also contained many ceramic and stone artifacts. Two human skeletons were found at the top, suggesting that it was a sacrificial pit".
"Some dry screening using 1 cm × 1 cm mesh screens was done during the 2013 field season, but only 12 out of the 291 contexts from Zhoujiazhuang were screened completely".

Sample number: 4021

Contributor: Benjamin Carter

Enterer: Benjamin Carter

Created: 2022-10-18 15:27:54

Modified: 2022-10-18 04:32:21