<正>Mollusk remains are abundant in archaeological sites in the Guanzhong Basin of Northwestern China,providing good opportunities for investigations into the use of mollusks by prehistoric humans.Here we report on freshwater gastropod and bivalve mollusks covering the time interval from about 5600 to 4500 cal.yrs BP from sites of Mid-Late Neolithic age. They are identified as Cipangopaludina chinensis and Unio douglasiae,both of which are currently food for humans.The shells are well preserved and have no s...
【英文论文摘要】
Mollusk remains are abundant in archaeological sites in the Guanzhong Basin of Northwestern China,providing good opportunities for investigations into the use of mollusks by prehistoric humans.Here we report on freshwater gastropod and bivalve mollusks covering the time interval from about 5600 to 4500 cal.yrs BP from sites of Mid-Late Neolithic age. They are identified as Cipangopaludina chinensis and Unio douglasiae,both of which are currently food for humans.The shells are well preserved and have no sign...
【基金】
supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-EW-QN107);
the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2010CB950204);
the Strategic Priority Research Program:Climate Change,Carbon Budget and Relevant Issues(XDA05130604);
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Projects 41230104,41072130,and 41272205);
the National Social Science Foundation of China(11 &ZD183);
the president excellent prize of Chinese Academy of Sciences