Isotopic Analysis on Human Skeletons from Prehistoric Sites and Recent Bunun Population of Taiwan

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  • Yoneda Minoru
    Laboratory of Human Evolution System, Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Mukai Hitoshi
    Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Sai Hsi Kuei
    Department of Anatomy and cell biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

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  • 台湾先史時代遺跡から出土した古人骨と，近代ブヌン人骨における炭素・窒素同位体分析
  • タイワン センシ ジダイ イセキ カラ シュツドシタ コジンコツ ト キンダイ ブヌン ジンコツ ニ オケル タンソ チッソ ドウイタイ ブンセキ

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The subsistence history of ancient and aboriginal Taiwanese was investigated by isotopic analysis on human skeletal collection which stores at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University. Nineteen samples of Bunun population and 21 samples from 8 prehistoric sites were analyzed and all Bunun and 7 prehistoric remains produced carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios in bone collagen. Nitrogen isotopic ration in Bunun skeletons showed higher values, suggesting consumption of some amount of inland-water fish as a part of their protein source, although the ethnographers had reported some Bunun villagers had exploited only little or no fish. On the other hand, materials from prehistoric sites showed much wider variability. These suggested the subsistence change could be very drastic in time and space in Taiwan.<br>

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