Wood Usage and Fire Veneration in the Pamir, Xinjiang, 2500 yr BP

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134847

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	Wood Usage and Fire Veneration in the Pamir, Xinjiang, 2500 yr BP
	Shen, Hui 1,2; Wu, Xinhua 3; Tang, Zihua 4; Zhou, Xinying 1; Sun, Nan 5; Li, Xiaoqiang 1
刊名	PLOS ONE
	2015-08-26
卷号	10 期号:8
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0134847
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Located on the Pamir Plateau in Xinjiang Province, China, the Ji'erzankale Necropolis dates back to 2500 yr BP. Many materials that have been unearthed in this cemetery, including shoo konghou (musical instrument), bronze mirrors and glass beads, suggest cultural transference between East and West. Furthermore, small-sized and rounded fire altars made from sweet-scented Sabina were found for the first time and regarded as implements for fire veneration. We identified 70 wooden objects from 25 tombs within the Necropolis, and found that each object had been made from one of seven tree species. Analysis revealed that the inhabitants of the region mainly used the most widely available types of wood, namely Betula and Populus. People also specifically chose inflammable Populus wood to make hearth boards and hand drills (both are used for making fire by drilling), rigid Betula wood to craft wooden plates. Salix was used for fashioning wooden sticks, while sweet-scented Sabina was the preferred choice for making fire altars. Lonicera was selected for arrow shaft manufacture and Fraxinus syriaca, which has a beautiful grain, was chosen for making musical instruments. Conscious selection of different types of wood indicates that people of the Pamir Plateau were aware of the properties of various types of timbers, and were able to exploit these properties to the full. In turn, this demonstrates their wisdom and their ability to survive in, and adapt to, their local environment.
WOS关键词	FOSSIL CHARCOAL ; SELECTION
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000360069400038
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172161 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172161 ; National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB953803) ; National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB953803) ; 41371003) ; 41371003) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172161 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(41172161 ; National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB953803) ; National Basic Research Program of China(2015CB953803) ; 41371003) ; 41371003)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/62275]
专题	地质与地球物理研究所_中国科学院新生代地质与环境重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Earth Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Social Sci, Inst Archaeol, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Changan Univ, Dept Earth Sci & Resources, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shen, Hui,Wu, Xinhua,Tang, Zihua,et al. Wood Usage and Fire Veneration in the Pamir, Xinjiang, 2500 yr BP[J]. PLOS ONE,2015,10(8).
APA	Shen, Hui,Wu, Xinhua,Tang, Zihua,Zhou, Xinying,Sun, Nan,&Li, Xiaoqiang.(2015).Wood Usage and Fire Veneration in the Pamir, Xinjiang, 2500 yr BP.PLOS ONE,10(8).
MLA	Shen, Hui,et al."Wood Usage and Fire Veneration in the Pamir, Xinjiang, 2500 yr BP".PLOS ONE 10.8(2015).