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SUMMARY:Changing Narratives of Diet and Society: using stable isotope anal
 yses to investigate the Jomon-Yayoi cultural transition in western Japan -
  Lindsey Friedman (PhD Candidate in Archaeology\, Darwin College)
DTSTART:20101012T121000Z
DTEND:20101012T130000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Anke Plagnol
DESCRIPTION:Archaeological evidence suggests that the introduction of padd
 y field agriculture approximately 3000 years ago sparked a cultural transi
 tion throughout Japan. Many aspects of this transition from the Jomon to t
 he Yayoi period are still under debate\, including its impact on diet and 
 society. However\, to date\, most researchers have focused on material cul
 ture. In this project\, chemical analyses of human bone are used to direct
 ly investigate if and how diet changed over the Jomon-Yayoi transition in 
 western Japan where paddy field agriculture was first introduced. This dat
 a is then combined with archaeological data to re-explore concepts of Yayo
 i society.
LOCATION:Entertaining Room\, Darwin College
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