Dissertation Research: Human Paleodiet in Tropical Southeast Asia

史前东南亚热带地区的人类居民所面临的环境与今天生活在那里的人明显不同。在末次冰期高峰时期（18,000年前），较低的海平面和较冷的气候影响了史前景观，使巽他兰次大陆暴露出来，并减少了雨林的面积，使更多的季节性动植物得以生存。这些环境如何影响史前人类的饮食是本研究的主题。这项古饮食研究将检查来自更新世和全新世末期骨骼材料的稳定碳和氮同位素以及牙齿病理和磨损数据。结果将在该区域生存和定居变化的背景下加以解释。将区分依赖海洋食物资源的觅食群体和更多依赖陆地食物的觅食群体。与农业转型相关的饮食变化将被研究，在此转型之前，雨林居住问题也将被研究。

The prehistoric human inhabitants of tropical Southeast Asia were faced with markedly different environmental circumstances than people living there today. At the time of the Last Glacial Maximum (18,000 years ago) lower sea levels and cooler conditions affected the prehistoric landscape exposing the subcontinent of Sundaland and reducing the extent of rain forest in favor of more seasonal flora and fauna. How these circumstances affected prehistoric human diet is the subject of this research. This paleodietary study will examine stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes and dental pathology and wear data derived from terminal Pleistocene and Holocene skeletal materials. Results will be interpreted within the context of changes in subsistence and settlement in the region. Distinctions between foraging groups depending on marine food resources will be made against those subsisting more on terrestrial foods. Changes in diet associated with the transition to agriculture will be examined as will the issue of rain forest habitation prior to this transition.