Enhanced dietary reconstruction of Korean prehistoric populations by combining d13C and d15N amino acids of bone collagenopen access
- Authors
- Choy,Kyungcheol; Yun,Hee Young; Fuller, Benjamin T.; Mannino,Marcello A.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2024
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Citation
- PLoS ONE, v.19, no.3 March, pp 1 - 20
- Pages
- 20
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PLoS ONE
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 3 March
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 20
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/118326
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0300068
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Abstract
- Compound specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) is a powerful tool for determining dietary behaviors in complex environments and improving dietary reconstructions. Here, we conducted CSIA-AA on human (n = 32) and animal (n = 13) remains from two prehistoric archaeological sites (Mumun, Imdang) to assess in more detail the dietary sources consumed by prehistoric Korean populations. Results of estimated trophic position (TP) using Δ15NGlx-Phe show that the Imdang individuals consumed aquatic resources, as well as terrestrial resources. Principal component analysis (PCA) using δ13C and δ15N essential amino acid (EAA) values show that the Imdang humans closely cluster with game birds and terrestrial herbivores, whilst the Mumun humans closely cluster with C4 plants. Quantitative estimation by a Bayesian mixing model (MixSIAR) indicates that the Imdang humans derived a large proportion of their proteins from terrestrial animals and marine fish, whereas the main protein sources for the Mumun humans were C4 plants and terrestrial animals. Additionally, the comparison between the EAA and bulk isotope models shows that there is a tendency to overestimate the consumption of plant proteins when using bulk isotopic data. Our CSIA-AA approach reveals that in prehistoric Korea there were clear differences in human diets through time. This study adds to a growing body of literature that demonstrates the potential of CSIA-AA to provide more accurate estimations of protein consumption in mixed diets than previous bulk isotopic studies.
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