于家沟遗址鸵鸟蛋皮的人类利用特征

doi:10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2019.0073

人类学学报 ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (02): 236-248.doi: 10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2019.0073

于家沟遗址鸵鸟蛋皮的人类利用特征

王晓敏¹^,², 梅惠杰³, 谢飞³, 高星²^,⁴^,⁵

1．中国社会科学院考古研究所,北京 100710
2．中国科学院脊椎动物演化与人类起源重点实验室,中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所,北京 100044
3．河北师范大学历史文化学院,泥河湾考古研究院,石家庄 050024
^4. 中国科学院生物演化与环境卓越创新中心,北京 100044
^5. 中国科学院大学,北京 100049

收稿日期:2019-04-11 出版日期:2020-05-15 发布日期:2020-07-17
作者简介:王晓敏,女,中国社会科学院助理研究员,主要从事旧石器时代考古遗址的埋藏学研究工作。E-mail: paleowangxm@foxmail.com
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金青年项目(41802022);中国博士后科学基金面上项目(2018M641479);中国科学院战略性先导科技专项(B类XDB26000000);国家社会科学基金青年项目(09CKG002)

Human use of ostrich eggshells at the Yujiagou site, Nihewan Basin

WANG Xiaomin¹^,², MEI Huijie³, XIE Fei³, GAO Xing²^,⁴^,⁵

^1. Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710
^2. Laboratory for Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins of CAS at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100044
^3. Institute of Nihewan Archaeology, College of History and Culture, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024
^4. CAS Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Beijing 100044
^5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049

Received:2019-04-11 Online:2020-05-15 Published:2020-07-17

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

鸵鸟蛋皮是中国北方旧石器时代遗址中最常见的鸟类遗存。目前,限于蛋皮的样本量与保存状况,很少有研讨古人类是否能够食用鸵鸟蛋液或者利用鸵鸟蛋作为盛煮容器问题。本文以于家沟遗址第3b和4层出土的鸵鸟蛋皮为材料,从其 ¹⁴C年代、孵化状况、燃烧导致的颜色变化等方面,分析了古人类获取、消费和利用鸵鸟蛋的方式。结果显示,于家沟人既采集了鸵鸟蛋皮作为制作装饰品的原料,也可能获取了完整鸵鸟蛋,食其蛋液,用其蛋壳,并将整蛋作为容器进行了加热。

关键词: 于家沟遗址, 鸵鸟蛋, 孵化, 加热, 取食蛋液

Abstract:

Ostrich eggshells(OES) are the most common avian remains from Paleolithic sites in North China. They were used to manufacture the beads, and also, they were one of the most important dating samples of AMS- ¹⁴C technique for Upper Paleolithic sites in North China. However, at present, limited to the sample size and preservation status of OES remains, few studies have be carried out to discuss if ancient humans could consume the ostrich eggs or use relatively complete OES as the container. In this study, we present the AMS- ¹⁴C dating results, information of hatching and burnt levels of OES from Layers 3b and 4 of the Yujiagou site, Nihewan Basin. Based on the unhatched burnt OES, which were dated consistently with other animal remains, the strategies of obtaining and processing the ostrich eggs are discussed. It indicates that the human from Yujiagou not only collected the OES fragments to manufacture ornaments, but also gathered the eggs for food and might use the eggshells as heating containers.

Key words: Yujiagou, Ostrich Egg, Hatching, Heating, Consumption

中图分类号:

K871.11

王晓敏, 梅惠杰, 谢飞, 高星. 于家沟遗址鸵鸟蛋皮的人类利用特征[J]. 人类学学报, 2020, 39(02): 236-248.

WANG Xiaomin, MEI Huijie, XIE Fei, GAO Xing. Human use of ostrich eggshells at the Yujiagou site, Nihewan Basin[J]. Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2020, 39(02): 236-248.

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