Radiocarbon Chronology for Prehistoric Complexes of the Russian Far East: 15 Years Later

Kuzmin, Yaroslav V.

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“…Kuzmin 1997. The site is 14 C dated to ~6700-5500 BP (charcoal) (Kuzmin 2012). The Chertovy Vorota site is located in a limestone cave ~30 km from the seashore; it is abundant in remains of terrestrial mammals, birds, and some anadromous fish (salmon) (e.g.…”

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Reconstruction of Prehistoric and Medieval Dietary Patterns in the Russian Far East: A Review of Current Data

Kuzmin

2015

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An overview of current knowledge on the human paleodiet of the southern Russian Far East is presented. The earliest data are available for the Neolithic complexes of Primorye Province, dated to ~7000–5800 BP. For 10 humans from the coastal site of Boisman 2, a heavy reliance on marine fish and mammals (~70–80% of the total diet) has been established; this is similar to the Jomon and Chulmun complexes of Hokkaido Island and Korea. For two individuals from the inland site of Chertovy Vorota, a mixture of terrestrial and riverine (including anadromous species such as salmon, ~25% of the total diet) food resources is evident. In the Amur River basin, the diet of the Paleometal (i.e. Bronze/Early Iron Ages) population (dated to ~2500–1800 BP) was probably based on a mixture of C4 plants (millet, ~50–60% of the total diet), C3 plants, and terrestrial animals, while in the Middle Ages (~1500–300 BP) the contribution of C4 food was lower at ~20–25%. On Sakhalin Island, the maritime-oriented economy existed for a long time, at least since the Late Neolithic/Paleometal Age (dated to ~2500–1800 BP) and until the ethnographic time period (from the 17th–18th centuries AD onwards). Up to ~80–90% of the diet consisted of marine mammals and fish, and this is in accord with dietary patterns of the Epi-Jomon and Okhotsk cultural complexes on Hokkaido Island. Information on the paleodiet of the coastal populations of the Japan and Okhotsk Seas should be taken into account when calibration of 14C dates run on human bones from these regions is undertaken, because the predominant consumption of marine food caused a distortion of the true 14C age.

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Reconstruction of Prehistoric and Medieval Dietary Patterns in the Russian Far East: A Review of Current Data

Kuzmin

2015

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“…Age estimates for the Boisman culture obtained in our study can be compared to previously reported age estimates based on charcoal and human bones found at the Boisman 2 site. Kuzmin et al (1998) and Kuzmin (2012) dated the Boisman culture artifacts to between 6355 and 4470 BP. They also dated nine specimens of human bone to between 6080 and 5690 BP, which, after correction for the marine 14 C reservoir effect, translates to 5780–5390 BP (Kuzmin et al 2002).…”

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“…They also dated nine specimens of human bone to between 6080 and 5690 BP, which, after correction for the marine 14 C reservoir effect, translates to 5780–5390 BP (Kuzmin et al 2002). Residues on the proto-Boisman type pottery have previously been dated to 7010 BP (Kuzmin 2012). In this study, we dated the proto-Boisman type pottery to between 7160 and 6730 BP and the Boisman culture specimens to between 6155 and 4870 BP.…”

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“…In the Russian Far East, known groups include the Rudnaya, Boisman, and Vetka cultures; the ages of these cultures have been discussed in various studies (e.g. Kuzmin et al 1998; Kuzmin 2006, 2012). Large numbers of human bones have been excavated from the Boisman culture; based on dietary analysis of the collagen content of these bones, this group has been shown to have successfully adapted to the maritime environment (Kuzmin et al 2002).…”

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Dating and Stable Isotope Analysis of Charred Residues from Neolithic Sites in the Primorye, Russian Far East

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This study attempts to reconstruct food habits through carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) isotope analysis and C/N analysis of charred residues inside pottery from the Primorye in the Russian Far East (Luzanova Sopka 2, Sergeyevka 1, Boisman 2, and Vetka 2 sites). Dates were obtained that were from the later stages of the Rudnaya culture (6980–6485 BP, 7800–7400 cal BP), proto-Boisman type (6760–6330 BP, 7600–7300 cal BP), Boisman culture (6155–4720 BP, 7100–5400 cal BP), and Vetka culture (6030–5870 BP, 6900–6700 cal BP). There are major differences in the carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios between inland sites (δ13C –26.9 to –30.0‰, δ15N 7.6 to 9.3‰) and coastal sites (δ13C –18.1 to –24.2‰, δ15N 9.5 to 14.9‰). The results show that the diet of inland cultures consisted primarily of freshwater fish and terrestrial animals and plants, whereas that of coastal cultures consisted mainly of marine organisms.

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“…Many theories have been proposed regarding the functions and uses of pottery in the early Neolithic in Northeast Asia on the basis of pottery shapes (capacity and type) and stone artifact composition, changes in the natural environment, the beginning of river fishing, and the use of nuts. Recent results show that pottery emerged in 3 regions of East Asia (south China, the Japanese Islands, and the Russian Far East), and it seems that the combination of environmental changes and the necessity of processing terrestrial plants and freshwater fish and mollusks resulted in the production of pottery-making in East Asia (Kuzmin 2010). The emergence of pottery was a groundbreaking event in prehistoric East Asia.…”

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Dating Charred Remains on Pottery and Analyzing Food Habits in the Early Neolithic Period in Northeast Asia

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2013

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ABSTRACT. This study reconstructs food habits through carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis, and C/N analysis of charred residues inside pottery from Amur River sites in Russia (Goncharka 1 site, Novotroitskoe 10 site, Kondon 1 site) and in Hokkaido, Japan (Taisho 3 site, Yachiyo A site). We obtained dates from 12,330 to 7920 BP for these sites. There are major differences in the carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios between the Taisho 3 site ( 13 C: -21.7 to -24.1‰;  15 N: 11.9-14.7‰) and the other sites ( 13 C: -22.0 to -27.1‰;  15 N: 7.1-13.1‰), suggesting that the people of the Taisho 3 site made use of anadromous fish such as salmonids and some species of trout, as well as marine resources. The dates from the other sites except Taisho 3 were assumed to be from a mixture of marine foods, C 3 plants and terrestrial animals, and freshwater fish. The food boiled in the pots also indicated a high dependence on marine resources during the initial stages of the emergence of pottery.

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Radiocarbon Chronology for Prehistoric Complexes of the Russian Far East: 15 Years Later

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Reconstruction of Prehistoric and Medieval Dietary Patterns in the Russian Far East: A Review of Current Data

Reconstruction of Prehistoric and Medieval Dietary Patterns in the Russian Far East: A Review of Current Data

Dating and Stable Isotope Analysis of Charred Residues from Neolithic Sites in the Primorye, Russian Far East

Dating Charred Remains on Pottery and Analyzing Food Habits in the Early Neolithic Period in Northeast Asia

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