Food fit for a Khan: stable isotope analysis of the elite Mongol Empire cemetery at Tavan Tolgoi, Mongolia
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- 作者：Jack N. Fennera ; jack.fenner@anu.edu.au" class="auth_mail ; Dashtseveg Tumenb ; Dorjpurev Khatanbaatarc
- 关键词：Carbon isotope ratio ; Nitrogen isotope ratio ; Tavan Tolgoi ; Tsagaan chuluut ; Ulaanzuukh ; Diet ; Temperature
- 刊名：Journal of Archaeological Science
- 出版年：June 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：46
- 期：Complete
- 页码：231-244
- 全文大小：1900 K
文摘
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Analysed collagen 未13C and 未15N from three cemeteries in eastern Mongolia.
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Sites date to the Mongol Empire period and the Early Bronze Age.
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Ruling elite ratios are higher than those of commoners and Bronze Age people.
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Found modern isotopic correlation with growing season temperature.
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Isotopic differences may be due to environmental rather than dietary changes.