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http://dx.doi.org/10.5806/AST.2012.25.5.300

Unveiling dietary lifestyle of a Joseon-era mummy by extracting isotopic information from hair and bone  

Kang, Da Young (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
Shin, Ji Young (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
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Analytical Science and Technology / v.25, no.5, 2012 , pp. 300-306 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study reports the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope of mummy, the preserved human time capsule from Joseon Dynasty. The stable isotopic composition of biological tissue is expected to be a direct and constant function of diet because the stable isotope ratios do not decay or change in abundance through time. Over the past three decades, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis has been extensively applied for archaeological topics. However, this is the first case in Korean mummy to extract palaeodietary information using stable isotope analysis. We extracted isotopic information from bone collagen and hair keratin, which reflects the lifetime average diet and short-term diet, respectively. The average values of ${\delta}^{13}C$ and ${\delta}^{15}N$ values are -19.0‰ and 11.4‰ (bone collagen), and -21.3‰ and 14.3‰ (hair keratin). Stable carbon isotope shows a mainly $C_3$-based diet from cradle to grave. On the other hand, there is significant difference in stable nitrogen isotope which implies a relatively enriched diet before death. We expect this study opens up a potential to understand the palaeodietary lifestyle in Joseon Dynasty.
Keywords
bone collagen; hair keratin; Joseon-era mummy; palaeodiet; stable isotope analysis;
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