The Xiaomintun Site in Anyang,Henan Province is an component of the Yinxu(Yin Ruins)Site.A large number of animal remains have also been discovered at the site.This article conducts a preliminary analysis of the animal remains unearthed at the site,revealing an overview of animal remains during of the Late Shang time period unearthed at excavated from the site.It explores the consumption and utilization of animals by different groups of people in different periods at the Xiaomintun site,and provides a case study on the consumption or utilization of animal resources such as meat consumption among the urban population in the late Shang capital,which also reflects to some extent the issues of animal husbandry and the supply of animal resources in the capital city during the late Shang time period.
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