한국 선사시대 食餌와 疾患 양상에 대한 (생물)고고학적 이해

Abstract

In archaeological understandings on the past societies, reconstructing their patterns of diet and disease can be more important than any other thing. Although the reconstructions have been conducted relying on the various lines of data, human skeletal remains are the most central and indicative source. Especially, as bioarchaeological approaches based on biocultural models have been more frequently performed, the importance of human remains as data sources is getting more highly emphasized. It has been fruitful to incorporate osteological, pathological and biomolecular analyses into reconstructing patterns of diet and disease of Korean prehistory. However, population-level studies premising regional approach have not been fully engaged. Research of the kind requires comprehensive data collection and proper understanding on the sociocultural context. Expecting to provide fundamental for the research, I attempt to synthesize the accumulated information derived from the analyses of human skeletal remains, and review critically how compatible with current archaeological understandings. Eventually, the research evaluates how helpful are the current achievements in understanding on the sociocultural processes from the Palaeolithic to Early Iron Age.