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Palaeodietary patterning and radiocarbon dating of Neolithic populations in the Primorye Province, Russian Far East

Kuzmin, Y.V.; Richards, M.P.; Yoneda, M.

Authors

Y.V. Kuzmin

M.P. Richards

M. Yoneda



Abstract

Here, we report new radiocarbon dates and palaeodietary data (13C and 15N measurements) from human bone collagen of two Early Neolithic populations in Primorye (Maritime) Province, in the Russian Far East. We found that the coastal people of the Boisman 2 site (n=10) had isotope values consistent with a diet of (likely hunted) sea mammals, while the inland population of the Chertovy Vorota site (n=2) had isotope values consistent with a diet that was a mixture of both terrestrial and marine (mostly fish) food resources. Our results suggest that advanced sea mammal hunting already existed in Primorye at ca. 5800 BP (ca. 6600 cal years BP). Marine reservoir corrections were required for the radiocarbon dates on the human remains, due to the consumption of "old" marine-based carbon.

Citation

Kuzmin, Y., Richards, M., & Yoneda, M. (2002). Palaeodietary patterning and radiocarbon dating of Neolithic populations in the Primorye Province, Russian Far East. Ancient biomolecules, 4(2), 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358612021000010695

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2002
Deposit Date Jul 20, 2009
Journal Ancient biomolecules
Print ISSN 1358-6122
Publisher Taylor and Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 2
Pages 53-58
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/1358612021000010695
Keywords Human bone collagen, Neolithic, Palaeodiet, Primorye, Radiocarbon dating, Reservoir age correction.

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