Stable Isotopic Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen as an Indicator of Paleodietary Change Among Pre-state Metal Age Societies in Northeast Thailand (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1788)

King, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1407302760 / ISBN 13: 9781407302768

Published by Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing, 2008

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xi, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. Using northeast Thailand as a model, this work uses stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer paleodietary change in subtropical monsoon Asia. It is hypothesized that in northeast Thailand during the pre-state Metal Age (2000 B.C. to A.D. 500) there are distinct differences among the populations during this time period which coincide with human induced environmental changes and developments of alternative subsistence technologies. It is further hypothesized that female and male diets differed, possibly from social circumstances, such as sex related food accessibility. The archaeological skeletal series is from Ban Chiang, Ban Na Di, Ban Lum Khao, and Noen U-Loke. Stable isotope analysis of local flora and fauna provide a baseline for interpreting stable isotope data from human samples for this and future studies of paleodiet. This work makes a significant contribution to studies of subsistence changes from extensive to intensive agriculture in subtropical monsoon Asia. This research is relevant to debates of agricultural change as well as the effect of cultural changes on subsistence patterns and the evolution of human diet.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stable Isotopic Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen as an Indicator of Paleodietary Change Among Pre-state Metal Age Societies in Northeast Thailand (British Archaeological Reports International Series, 1788)
• Publisher: Oxford : British Archaeological Reports, BAR Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407302760
• ISBN 13: 9781407302768
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archaeology
  • Southeast Asia

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Synopsis

Using northeast Thailand as a model, this work uses stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to infer paleodietary change in subtropical monsoon Asia. It is hypothesized that in northeast Thailand during the pre-state Metal Age (2000 B.C. to A.D. 500) there are distinct differences among the populations during this time period which coincide with human induced environmental changes and developments of alternative subsistence technologies. It is further hypothesized that female and male diets differed, possibly from social circumstances, such as sex related food accessibility. The archaeological skeletal series is from Ban Chiang, Ban Na Di, Ban Lum Khao, and Noen U-Loke. Stable isotope analysis of local flora and fauna provide a baseline for interpreting stable isotope data from human samples for this and future studies of paleodiet.

About the Author

Christopher A King