RADIOCARBON DATING THE ANCIENT CITY OF LOULAN

doi:10.1017/RDC.2017.21

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	RADIOCARBON DATING THE ANCIENT CITY OF LOULAN
	Xu, Bing 1,2; Gu, Zhaoyan 1,2; Qin, Xiaoguang 1; Wu, Yong 3; Mu, Guijin 4; Jiao, Yingxin 5; Zhang, Lei 1; Hao, Qingzhen 1; Wang, Luo 1; Wei, Dong 6
刊名	RADIOCARBON
	2017-08-01
卷号	59 期号:4 页码:1215-1226
关键词	Loulan city radiocarbon dating climate change culture of Inner Asia
ISSN号	0033-8222
DOI	10.1017/RDC.2017.21
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The discovery of the ancient city of Loulan in Xinjiang, China, at the beginning of the 20th century was of great significance for understanding the evolution of culture and civilization in Inner Asia. However, due to the lack of systematic chronological studies, the history of this ancient city remains unclear, particularly the date of its construction and abandonment. Here, we present the results of the first systematic radiocarbon (C-14) dating carried out on artifacts from ancient Loulan. Our results show that human activity began as early as 350 cal BC, flourished during the interval from the 1st to 4th centuries AD, and completely disappeared around 600 AD. Most of the buildings in the city were constructed during the Eastern Han Dynasty rather than in Wei/Jin Dynasty, as previously indicated by excavated documents and letters (Hedin 1898; Xiao 2006). The development and flourishing of Loulan coincided with the interval of high ice accumulation and meltwater supply from surrounding mountains. The city began to decline and was finally abandoned following an abrupt decrease in ice accumulation and meltwater supply (Yao et al. 1996; Lauterbach et al. 2014), suggesting that natural climate change was the major factor responsible for the abandonment of Loulan.
WOS关键词	CENTRAL-ASIA ; BOSTEN LAKE ; LOP NUR ; CHINA ; XINJIANG ; PALEOENVIRONMENT ; PRECIPITATION
WOS研究方向	Geochemistry & Geophysics
语种	英语
出版者	UNIV ARIZONA DEPT GEOSCIENCES
WOS记录号	WOS:000406694600011
资助机构	project "Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Lop Nor Area"(2014FY210500) ; National Natural Science Foundation(41472152 ; 41172324) ; project "Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Lop Nor Area"(2014FY210500) ; National Natural Science Foundation(41472152 ; 41172324) ; project "Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Lop Nor Area"(2014FY210500) ; National Natural Science Foundation(41472152 ; 41172324) ; project "Comprehensive Scientific Investigation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Lop Nor Area"(2014FY210500) ; National Natural Science Foundation(41472152 ; 41172324)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/61853]
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
通讯作者	Xu, Bing
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, 19 Beitucheng Western Rd, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Xinjiang Inst Archaeol, 4-4 Beijing Rd, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Xinjiang Inst Ecol & Geog, 818 Beijing Southern Rd, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China 5.Bur Cultural Heritage Ruoqiang Cty, Shengli Rd, Ruoqiang 841800, Peoples R China 6.Jilin Univ, Res Ctr Chinese Frontier Archaeol, 2699 Qianjin St, Changchun 130012, Jilin, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xu, Bing,Gu, Zhaoyan,Qin, Xiaoguang,et al. RADIOCARBON DATING THE ANCIENT CITY OF LOULAN[J]. RADIOCARBON,2017,59(4):1215-1226.
APA	Xu, Bing.,Gu, Zhaoyan.,Qin, Xiaoguang.,Wu, Yong.,Mu, Guijin.,...&Liu, Jiaqi.(2017).RADIOCARBON DATING THE ANCIENT CITY OF LOULAN.RADIOCARBON,59(4),1215-1226.
MLA	Xu, Bing,et al."RADIOCARBON DATING THE ANCIENT CITY OF LOULAN".RADIOCARBON 59.4(2017):1215-1226.