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@article{item_3188690,
title = {{Early pastoral economies and herding transitions in Eastern Eurasia}},
author = {Taylor, William Timothy Treal and Clark, Julia and Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav and Tuvshinjargal, Tumurbaatar and Jobe, Jessica Thompson and Fitzhugh, William and Kortum, Richard and III, Robert N. Spengler and Shnaider, Svetlana and Seersholm, Frederik Valeur and Hart, Isaac and Case, Nicholas and Wilkin, Shevan and Hendy, Jessica and Thuering, Ulrike and Miller, Bryan and Miller, Alicia R. Ventresca and Picin, Andrea and Vanwezer, Nils and Irmer, Franziska and Brown, Samantha and Abdykanova, Aida and Pham, Victoria and Bunce, Michael and Douka, Katerina and Jones, Emily Lena and Boivin, Nicole},
language = {eng},
issn = {2045-2322},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-020-57735-y},
year = {2020},
abstract = {{While classic models for the emergence of pastoral groups in Inner Asia describe mounted, horse-borne herders sweeping across the Eurasian Steppes during the Early or Middle Bronze Age (ca. 3000{\textendash}1500 BCE), the actual economic basis of many early pastoral societies in the region is poorly characterized. In this paper, we use collagen mass fingerprinting and ancient DNA analysis of some of the first stratified and directly dated archaeofaunal assemblages from Mongolia{\textquoteright}s early pastoral cultures to undertake species identifications of this rare and highly fragmented material. Our results provide evidence for livestock-based, herding subsistence in Mongolia during the late 3rd and early 2nd millennia BCE. We observe no evidence for dietary exploitation of horses prior to the late Bronze Age, ca. 1200 BCE {\textendash} at which point horses come to dominate ritual assemblages, play a key role in pastoral diets, and greatly influence pastoral mobility. In combination with the broader archaeofaunal record of Inner Asia, our analysis supports models for widespread changes in herding ecology linked to the innovation of horseback riding in Central Asia in the final 2nd millennium BCE. Such a framework can explain key broad-scale patterns in the movement of people, ideas, and material culture in Eurasian prehistory.}},
journal = {{Scientific Reports}},
volume = {10},
number = {1},
eid = {1001},
}