Human diet of premodern mainland Japan
A Meta-Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Ratios
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6136067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Tsutaya (0000-0001-5104-5223, Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Kanagawa), Naomi Doi (University of the Ryukyus), Chiaki Katagiri (0000-0003-0483-4718, Okinawa Prefectural Archaeological Center, Nishihara, Okinawa), Rikai Sawafuji (0000-0002-8174-2326, Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Kanagawa), Minoru Yoneda (0000-0003-0129-8921, University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-38 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570 |
| Publisher | Anthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.1537/ase.230718 |
| OpenAlex | W4389747986 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
The development of the modern industrialized food production system has resulted in a homogeneous human diet worldwide. However, it is not clear whether a developed food production system led to a homogenized human diet also in ancient societies. Due to the lack of large archaeological datasets, we know little about the chronological trends and ancient circumstances of dietary homoge-nization. Here we compiled carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios, indicators of palaeodiet, of adult human skeletons from premodern mainland Japan (AD 1603–1868, n = 318) to investigate chronological changes in diet. Comparison with datasets from Japan in modern, premodern (Edo), and foraging (Jomon) periods showed that the human diet was rapidly homogenized isotopically in modern times. Premodern people in Japan typically obtained dietary proteins from C3 crops and fish, and the estab-lishment of agriculture created a new isotope dietary niche compared with the foraging period. Domi-nant protein contributions from agricultural C3 crops cultivated with organic fertilizers and/or rice that are grown in paddy fields with denitrification increased premodern human nitrogen isotope ratios without increasing their carbon isotope ratios. Diet differed according to the social status of individuals or the availability of foods, and a unique diet can be seen in people in higher social classes such as the Shogun family. Meta-analysis of stable isotope ratios of archaeological human skeletons enables a comprehensive understanding of human dietary change through time and regional variations
Archaeology · Asian studies · Biology · China · Isotope · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of carbon · Mainland China · Nuclear physics · Physics · Stable isotope ratio · δ13C · δ15N · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
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| Highly cited | No |