Stable isotope analysis of Joseon people skeletons from the cemeteries of Old Seoul City, the capital of Joseon Dynasty

Yu, Jeong A.; Oh, Chang Seok; Hong, Jong Ha; Min, So Ri; Oh, Seugn Whan; Kim, Yi Suk; Park, Jun Bum; Shin, Dong Hoon

doi:10.5115/acb.2014.47.4.244

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“…The δ 13 C value for the Silla individual examined in the present study was -19.72 ± 0.12‰, indicating that she had consumed a more C 3 -based diet. In fact, this δ 13 C data is similar to the results of studies on Joseon skeletons [ 25 – 27 ], and slightly higher than those for ancient skeletons from Yeanri [ 14 ], Imdang [ 23 ], and Neukdo [ 24 ]. On the other hand, the present δ 15 N value (7.89 ± 0.38‰) is markedly lower than the data on any of the ancient or medieval skeletal remains discovered in South Korea.…”

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Bio-Anthropological Studies on Human Skeletons from the 6th Century Tomb of Ancient Silla Kingdom in South Korea

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Woo

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In November and December 2013, unidentified human skeletal remains buried in a mokgwakmyo (a traditional wooden coffin) were unearthed while conducting an archaeological investigation near Gyeongju, which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE– 660 CE) of ancient Korea. The human skeletal remains were preserved in relatively intact condition. In an attempt to obtain biological information on the skeleton, physical anthropological, mitochondrial DNA, stable isotope and craniofacial analyses were carried out. The results indicated that the individual was a female from the Silla period, of 155 ± 5 cm height, who died in her late thirties. The maternal lineage belonged to the haplogroup F1b1a, typical for East Asia, and the diet had been more C3- (wheat, rice and potatoes) than C4-based (maize, millet and other tropical grains). Finally, the face of the individual was reconstructed utilizing the skull (restored from osseous fragments) and three-dimensional computerized modeling system. This study, applying multi-dimensional approaches within an overall bio-anthropological analysis, was the first attempt to collect holistic biological information on human skeletal remains dating to the Silla Kingdom period of ancient Korea.

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Bio-Anthropological Studies on Human Skeletons from the 6th Century Tomb of Ancient Silla Kingdom in South Korea

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“…Joseon people relied for their subsistence mainly on farming of rice and other grains. According to a previous stable-isotope analysis of Joseon skeletons (Yu et al, 2014), they mostly consumed C3-based foods as the main staples, and the proteins that they ate were mainly of terrestrial origin (only a few were of marine origin). Recently, in a stable-isotope comparison of archaeologically obtained hairs from Russian settlers (n = 13) and Joseondynasty people (n = 13), we revealed that the diet of Russian settlers had lower δ 13 C (mean = -21.92‰) and higher δ 15 N (mean = 12.16‰) values, compared with the Joseon people (mean = -19.65‰ for δ 13 C; mean = 11.47‰ for δ 15 N (Kim et al, 2023)).…”

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Difference in linear enamel hypoplasia frequency between the 16<sup>th</sup>- to 19<sup>th</sup>-century agrarian populations of the Korean Joseon dynasty and Siberian Russia

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Shin,

Tataurova

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We studied linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) in cranial series representative of Eurasian farmers with divergent lifestyles and natural environments: Siberian Russian settlers and Joseon dynasty people. The teeth of Siberian settlers and Joseon people of the 16 th -19 th centuries were examined in this study. We inspected specimens to detect signs of LEH, and the intergroup prevalence was statistically compared. The proportions of LEH were compared by age and sex across each group. Statistical analysis was performed with R software. Russian settlers' LEH incidence per individual was 4.1% (3/73), whereas that of the Joseon people was 61.5% (56/91). In the case of LEH per tooth, Russian settlers and Joseon Koreans exhibited rates of 1.9% (24/1297) and 16.8% (336/2001), respectively. The statistical difference in the incidence of LEH between the two groups was highly significant (per individual: P = 9.188 × 10 -14 ; per tooth: P < 2.2 × 10 -16 ). The prevalence of LEH was observed to be much higher in the Joseon population than in the West Siberian settlers. In conclusion, we hypothesize that East Asian people's physiological stress in childhood was far higher than that of Russian settlers. Historical LEH frequency on the Eurasian continent was truly diverse, possibly due to divergent stress conditions affecting different groups of people.

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Cross-Analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in hairs retrieved from crania of Korean Joseon Dynasty Mummies and Russian Settlers in Siberia

Kim

Lee²,

Hong³

et al. 2023

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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Stable isotope analysis of Joseon people skeletons from the cemeteries of Old Seoul City, the capital of Joseon Dynasty

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Bio-Anthropological Studies on Human Skeletons from the 6th Century Tomb of Ancient Silla Kingdom in South Korea

Bio-Anthropological Studies on Human Skeletons from the 6th Century Tomb of Ancient Silla Kingdom in South Korea

Difference in linear enamel hypoplasia frequency between the 16<sup>th</sup>- to 19<sup>th</sup>-century agrarian populations of the Korean Joseon dynasty and Siberian Russia

Cross-Analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in hairs retrieved from crania of Korean Joseon Dynasty Mummies and Russian Settlers in Siberia

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