Tooth enamel stable isotopes of Holocene and Pleistocene fossil fauna reveal glacial and interglacial paleoenvironments of hominins in Indonesia

Janssen, Renée; Joordens, Josephine C.A.; Koutamanis, Dafne S.; Puspaningrum, Mika Rizki; Vos, John de; Lubbe, Jeroen van der; Reijmer, John J.G.; Hampe, Oliver; Vonhof, Hubert

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.02.028

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“…A prediction map of savanna corridor in the central of Sundaland is depicted in (figure 4). Based on data isotope on bovids and cervids teeth shows that's vegetation d18O values coinciding with C4-abundance during (inferred) glacial periods (Janssen et al 2016). It is possible for the glacial savanna in Sundaland to become an occupations and migration path for both humans and faunas.…”

Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Glacial-interglacial cycles generate eustatic sealevel fluctuations, periodically turning the Sumatra Islands of the Indonesian Archipelago into mountain ranges on the subaerially exposed Sunda Shelf (Janssen et al 2016;Voris 2000). This makes sense because it will not be easy to find sites in the lower Pleistocene in the present time, especially Homo erectus which suspected to live in the lowlands.It is very likely that we can find traces of humans in the lower Pleistocene on land that has now sunk underwater.The recurring land connection and greater extent of more open vegetation during glacial periods enabled repeated biotic migrations from mainland Asia into Sundaland.…”

Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This makes sense because it will not be easy to find sites in the lower Pleistocene in the present time, especially Homo erectus which suspected to live in the lowlands.It is very likely that we can find traces of humans in the lower Pleistocene on land that has now sunk underwater.The recurring land connection and greater extent of more open vegetation during glacial periods enabled repeated biotic migrations from mainland Asia into Sundaland. Subsequent isolation during interglacial periods encouraged genetic divergence and speciation of faunas (Janssen et al 2016). The theory of modern human inhabitation in Sundaland is well supported by the environment, including temperature, moisture, and vegetation.…”

Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Potential of submerged landscape archaeology in Indonesia

Adhityatama

Yarista

2019

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Abstract. Indonesia has a great potential to be a country-wide laboratory of underwater landscape study. This is due to the fact that its two main contingents, Sunda and Sahul, had been experiencing sea level rise event in the late of ice age , in which intersectedcrosses the timeline of prehistoric human migration. Even though Indonesian ocean preserves the richness of underwater resources, including archaeological data, the study itself has not been touched by many. This paper will focus in two objectives: 1) Reconstructing paleo-river model and; 2) Potential prehistoric remnants in Misool Islands caves. The method used includes a field survey , by diving and data brackets by using sub-bottom profiler. Besides, we also conducted literature reviews.The results of this study indicate that the Sunda and Sahul Exposures are likely to be inhabited by humans, but at this time the remains have sunk on the seabed. It is hoped that this study can be the basis and motivation for future archeological research such as prehistoric human settlements and migration in a submerged landscape environment.Keywords: Submerged landscape, Sunda shelf, Sahul shelf, Sea-level change, Underwater archaeologyAbstrak. Indonesia memiliki potensi yang besar untuk menjadi sebuah laboratorium penelitian lanskap bawah air. Gagasan ini didasarkan pada fakta bahwa dua kontingen yang membentuk Indonesia, Paparan Sunda dan Sahul, mengalami perubahan air laut pada akhir zaman es yang bersinggungan dengan migrasi manusia prasejarah. Walaupun lautan Indonesia menyimpan kekayaan alam, termasuk data arkeologi, penelitian tentang lanskap bawah laut belum banyak disentuh. Studi ini bertujuan untuk membahas dua hal: 1) rekonstruksi model sungai purba dan ;2) potensi peninggalan jejak prasejarah di gua bawah air di Pulau Misool. Metode yang digunakan adalah melakukan survei lapangan, dengan melakukan penyelaman dan perkeman data menggunakan alat akustik sub-bottom profiler, selain itu kami juga melakukan kajian dan review pustaka.Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa Paparan Sunda dan Sahul kemungkinan besar telah dihuni oleh manusia namun pada saat ini peninggalannya telah tenggelam di dasar laut, diharapkan kajian ini dapat menjadi dasar dan motivasi untuk riset arkeologi mendatang seperti hunian dan migrasi manusia prasejarah pada lingkungan lanskap yang tenggelam.Kata kunci: Lanskap bawah air, Paparan sunda, Paparan sahul, Perubahan tinggi air laut, Arkeologi bawah air

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Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

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Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

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Section: Potential Of Human Occupation In Sundalandmentioning

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2019

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“…In enamel, there is limited fractionation in δ 13 C composition with increasing trophic level (i.e., through carnivores and omnivores higher in the food chain, see Lee-Thorp and Sponheimer [2006]). Therefore, the δ 13 C of animal tissue preserves the δ 13 C value of the vegetation at the base of the food chain (Janssen et al 2016). The majority of global vegetation (>90%) uses the C 3 photosynthetic pathway, whereas the remainder is split between the C 4 and CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) pathways—both adaptations to hot, arid environments through increased water use efficiency and reduced photorespiration (Ehleringer and Monson 1993; Ehleringer et al 1992; Kohn 2010).…”

Section: Isotope Analyses As a Source Of Assessing Dietary And Enviromentioning

confidence: 99%

“…CAM plants have a range of value but typically fall closer to the C 4 range; nevertheless, CAM plants (e.g., succulents, orchids) rarely contribute to human diets and therefore are not considered as a food source in this study. The δ 13 C values of C 3 plants can be further influenced by environmental factors; water stress results in higher δ 13 C values, and a closed canopy environment shifts δ 13 C to very low values (Janssen et al 2016; Kohn 2010; Van der Merwe and Medina 1991). More positive δ 13 C values in vegetation and animal tissues may indicate a habitat with more open vegetation.…”

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Assessing the Early Holocene Environment of Northwestern Guyana: An Isotopic Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains

Daggers

Plew

Edwards³

et al. 2018

Latin Am. antiq.

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This study uses stable carbon δ13C and oxygen δ18O isotope compositions data to assess the extent to which diet breadths of northwestern Guyana changed during the Holocene. We analyzed human bone and enamel remains from seven shell mound sites dating between 7500 and 2600 BP. Our analyses demonstrate some constancy in C3 plant availability during the past several thousand years, though we note increasing reliance on such plants beginning in the Early Holocene. We also document warming intervals during the Early Holocene (Early Archaic) that appear to correlate with dry periods known elsewhere in the central Amazon during this period.

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Investigating the palaeoenvironmental context of Late Pleistocene human dispersals into Southeast Asia: a review of stable isotope applications

McAllister-Hayward

Morley

Tyler

et al. 2022

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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We review palaeoenvironmental applications of stable isotope analysis to Late Pleistocene archaeological sites across Southeast Asia (SEA), a region critical to understanding the evolution of Homo sapiens and other co-existing Late Pleistocene (124–11.7 ka) hominins. Stable isotope techniques applied to archaeological deposits offer the potential to develop robust palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, to contextualise the occupational and non-occupational history of a site. By evaluating the published research in this field, we show that sediments, guano, tooth enamel, speleothem and biomolecular material such as leaf waxes have great potential to provide site-specific palaeoenvironmental records and local and catchment-scale landscape context to hominin dispersal in the region. However, stable isotope techniques used in these contexts are in their infancy in SEA, and the diagenetic controls associated with hot and humid environments that typify the region are not yet fully understood. Additionally, availability of sources of stable isotopes varies between sites. Nonetheless, even the limited research currently available shows that stable isotope analyses can aid in developing a better understanding of the role of the environment on the nature and timing of dispersals of our species eastwards into SEA and beyond.

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Tooth enamel stable isotopes of Holocene and Pleistocene fossil fauna reveal glacial and interglacial paleoenvironments of hominins in Indonesia

Cited by 43 publications

References 87 publications

Potential of submerged landscape archaeology in Indonesia

Potential of submerged landscape archaeology in Indonesia

Assessing the Early Holocene Environment of Northwestern Guyana: An Isotopic Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains

Investigating the palaeoenvironmental context of Late Pleistocene human dispersals into Southeast Asia: a review of stable isotope applications

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