Dissertation Research: Human Paleodiet in Tropical Southeast Asia

热带东南亚的史前人类居民面临着与今天生活在那里的人截然不同的环境环境。在最后一次冰川盛期(18,000年前)时，较低的海平面和较冷的条件影响了史前景观，暴露了孙达兰次大陆，减少了热带雨林的范围，有利于更多的季节性动植物。这些环境如何影响史前人类的饮食是这项研究的主题。这项古饮食研究将检查稳定的碳和氮同位素和牙齿病理，并磨损来自更新世晚期和全新世骨骼材料的数据。结果将在该区域生计和定居点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以陆地食物为生的群体。将审查与向农业过渡有关的饮食变化，以及在这一过渡之前雨林居住的问题。

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.