Emergence of complex society in prehistoric Korea

Rhee, Song-Nai; Choi, Minha

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“…Firstly, we found similarities and differences in the way of placing jar burials between the Gangshang site in China and sites in other regions of East Asia. The placement of skeletal remains in a small vertical household ceramic vessel characterizes Korean jar burials of the Mumun period (Song‐Nai & Mong‐Lyong, 1992). However, in prehistoric Japan, jar burials have been more often buried at an oblique or horizontal position into the pit (Takahashi et al, 1986; Yokoyama & Shimomura, 1988).…”

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“…For a more detailed practice of using jar burials in the Yayoi period, when ceramic jars are used as coffins, the mouth rim and neck of the vessel are commonly damaged (Komatu et al, 2010). Ceramic vessels that were used as coffins in the Mumun period of Korea usually had a small hole punched at the bottom (Song‐Nai & Mong‐Lyong, 1992). These procedures mentioned above are similar to three jar burials in the Gangshang site we investigated or jar burials from other sites in the Haidai area.…”

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“…Jar burials have been present in Japan since the early stage of the Jomon period and became prevalent and common in the early Yayoi period (Higashi‐Nara Heritage Survey, 1976; Hudson, 1992; Mizoguchi, 2017; Yamada, 1997). This practice appeared in the Mumun period of Korea as well (Rhee et al, 2007; Song‐Nai & Mong‐Lyong, 1992). It has also occurred in Southeast and South Asia, as Khok Phanom Di (4000 bp –3500 bp ) in Thailand (Halcrow et al, 2008; Higham et al, 1992) and Iron Age in Myanmar (Coupey, 2008), Cambodia (Shewan et al, 2020), Vietnam (Yamagata & Matsumura, 2017), the Philippines (Bellwood & Dizon, 2013), and Baluchistan of Pakistan (6000 bp –5300 bp ) (Dibyopama et al, 2015).…”

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Postmortem treatment of preterm infants at the Gangshang site during the Late Neolithic period, Shandong Province, China

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Zhang

Zhu

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Jar burial is a particular burial practice generally used in the Neolithic period of China.However, the rarity of finding prenatal individuals limits the ability to study their treatment in jar burial contexts. In this paper, to study the postmortem treatment of this specific age further, we focus on three jar burials of infant individuals excavated in 2021 at the Gangshang site in China, where the skeletal remains were relatively well preserved. The skeletal remains of three well-preserved individuals are presented into inverted ceramic tripods near the residential area and with a crouched posture. In terms of this condition, we apply the osteometric method to estimate the range and mean of age at death for each individual investigated. Meanwhile, we use micro-computed tomography (CT) scans to help judge the degree of microbial bioerosion. Besides, histological analysis on skeletal remains combined with the Oxford Histological Index (OHI) assessment allows us to estimate the developmental stage at the time of death by analyzing the results of micro-CT scans. By using osteometric methods, the results show that the gestational age of the three individuals is 22-26, 24-28, and 22-26 weeks, respectively. The results of the micro-CT scans indicate that all three fetuses died shortly after birth, or had died in their mother's uterus before birth, with the OHI score of 5. Moreover, we indeed observe infant skeleton remains with no bacterial bioerosion, indicating that it is effective using this method to judge the developmental stage at the time of death with a specific taphonomic environment in the Gangshang site of the Dawenkou culture period. Combined with the placement of the jars in which the three infants were buried, it is believed that this unique placement method was intentional and specific to the infant deaths.These results are instructive for exploring the postmortem treatment of dead infants by ancient residents of the Dawenkou culture period (4200 BC-2600 BC) in Shandong Province, China, and the significance and possible causes of the unique burial type.

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Postmortem treatment of preterm infants at the Gangshang site during the Late Neolithic period, Shandong Province, China

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Isotopic evidence of dietary variations and weaning practices in the Gaya cemetery at Yeanri, Gimhae, South Korea

Choy

Jeon

Fuller

et al. 2009

American J Phys Anthropol

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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses were conducted to investigate dietary variation in human skeletons (n = 109) from the Gaya cemetery at Yeanri located near Gimhae City, South Korea. The cemetery contained three distinct grave types dating to 4th-7th century AD. The main purposes of this research were to reconstruct palaeodiet in the Gaya population and to explore correlations between stable isotope compositions and burial types, inferred age, and sex of these individuals. The isotopic data indicate that the people at Yeanri consumed a predominantly C(3)-based terrestrial diet supplemented with freshwater and/or marine resources. The comparison of isotopic results reveals significant differences in delta(13)C values among three adult burial types (wood-cist coffin: -18.5 +/- 0.5 per thousand, stone-cist coffin: -18.1 +/- 0.6 per thousand, mausoleum: -17.8 +/- 0.9 per thousand). Males in wood-cist and stone-cist coffins have relatively more elevated mean delta(13)C and delta(15)N values than females. The isotopic ratios from the two adult age groups (21-40 years and 40-60 years) indicate that there was no significant dietary change in individuals with age. The isotope data from the infants and children suggest the weaning was a gradual process that was completed between 3 and 4 years of age in the Gaya population. This evidence indicates that the dietary variations within the cemetery reflect social status, sex, and childhood consumption patterns.

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Nomadic Alternatives: Forming the State on Horseback

Honeychurch

2014

Inner Asia and the Spatial Politics of Empire

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Emergence of complex society in prehistoric Korea

Cited by 31 publications

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Postmortem treatment of preterm infants at the Gangshang site during the Late Neolithic period, Shandong Province, China

Postmortem treatment of preterm infants at the Gangshang site during the Late Neolithic period, Shandong Province, China

Isotopic evidence of dietary variations and weaning practices in the Gaya cemetery at Yeanri, Gimhae, South Korea

Nomadic Alternatives: Forming the State on Horseback

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