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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2017.33.6.11

Palaeodietary Reconstruction of 6th Century Naju Yeongdong-ri People Recorded in Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Human Bone Collagen  

Choe, Hyeon Goo (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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Journal of Conservation Science / v.33, no.6, 2017 , pp. 533-539 More about this Journal
Abstract
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results recorded in human bone reflects palaeodiet, nutrition, subsistence and palaeoenvironment. We analyzed the remains of the Naju Yeongdong-ri people, who live at around $6^{th}$ century, excavated from stone chambers and stone-lined tombs. The following results of the analysis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes were obtained: ${\delta}^{13}C=-19.5{\pm}0.7$‰, ${\delta}^{15}N=9.6{\pm}0.7$‰, (n=9). The value for stable carbon isotopes indicates that the Naju Yeongdong-ri people had a largely $C_3$-based diet such as rice, barley, and beans. On the other hand, the value for stable nitrogen isotopes reflect the consumption of terrestrial animal protein. This study presents new information on the dietary patterns of the Naju Yeongdong-ri people, whose tombs were similar to the Baekje tomb style and their burial type was much like the one followed by the indigenous people of the Yeongsan river basin.
Keywords
Human bone; Bone collagen; Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes; Palaeodiet; Naju Yeongdong-ri site;
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