Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Standard

Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes. / Bourgon, Nicolas; Jaouen, Klervia; Bacon, Anne-Marie; Dufour, Elise; McCormack, Jeremy; Tran, N.-Han; Trost, Manuel; Fiorillo, Denis; Dunn, Tyler E.; Zanolli, Clément; Zachwieja, Alexandra; Duringer, Philippe; Ponche, Jean-Luc; Boesch, Quentin; Antoine, Pierre-Olivier; Westaway, Kira E.; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud; Suzzoni, Eric; Frangeul, Sébastien; Crozier, Françoise; Aubaile, Françoise; Patole-Edoumba, Elise; Luangkhoth, Thonglith; Souksavatdy, Viengkeo; Boualaphane, Souliphane; Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa; Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh; Sihanam, Daovee; Demeter, Fabrice; Shackelford, Laura L.; Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Tütken, Thomas.

In: Journal of Human Evolution, Vol. 161, 103075, 2021.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Bourgon, N, Jaouen, K, Bacon, A-M, Dufour, E, McCormack, J, Tran, N-H, Trost, M, Fiorillo, D, Dunn, TE, Zanolli, C, Zachwieja, A, Duringer, P, Ponche, J-L, Boesch, Q, Antoine, P-O, Westaway, KE, Joannes-Boyau, R, Suzzoni, E, Frangeul, S, Crozier, F, Aubaile, F, Patole-Edoumba, E, Luangkhoth, T, Souksavatdy, V, Boualaphane, S, Sayavonkhamdy, T, Sichanthongtip, P, Sihanam, D, Demeter, F, Shackelford, LL, Hublin, J-J & Tütken, T 2021, 'Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 161, 103075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075

APA

Bourgon, N., Jaouen, K., Bacon, A-M., Dufour, E., McCormack, J., Tran, N. -H., Trost, M., Fiorillo, D., Dunn, T. E., Zanolli, C., Zachwieja, A., Duringer, P., Ponche, J-L., Boesch, Q., Antoine, P-O., Westaway, K. E., Joannes-Boyau, R., Suzzoni, E., Frangeul, S., ... Tütken, T. (2021). Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes. Journal of Human Evolution, 161, [103075]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075

Vancouver

Bourgon N, Jaouen K, Bacon A-M, Dufour E, McCormack J, Tran N-H et al. Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes. Journal of Human Evolution. 2021;161. 103075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075

Author

Bourgon, Nicolas ; Jaouen, Klervia ; Bacon, Anne-Marie ; Dufour, Elise ; McCormack, Jeremy ; Tran, N.-Han ; Trost, Manuel ; Fiorillo, Denis ; Dunn, Tyler E. ; Zanolli, Clément ; Zachwieja, Alexandra ; Duringer, Philippe ; Ponche, Jean-Luc ; Boesch, Quentin ; Antoine, Pierre-Olivier ; Westaway, Kira E. ; Joannes-Boyau, Renaud ; Suzzoni, Eric ; Frangeul, Sébastien ; Crozier, Françoise ; Aubaile, Françoise ; Patole-Edoumba, Elise ; Luangkhoth, Thonglith ; Souksavatdy, Viengkeo ; Boualaphane, Souliphane ; Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa ; Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh ; Sihanam, Daovee ; Demeter, Fabrice ; Shackelford, Laura L. ; Hublin, Jean-Jacques ; Tütken, Thomas. / Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes. In: Journal of Human Evolution. 2021 ; Vol. 161.

Bibtex

@article{4b65017a84df4f14b251f67be8a4ef9b,
title = "Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes",
abstract = "Tam P{\`a} Ling, a cave site in northeastern Laos, has yielded the earliest skeletal evidence of Homo sapiens in mainland Southeast Asia. The reliance of Pleistocene humans in rainforest settings on plant or animal resources is still largely unstudied, mainly due to poor collagen preservation in fossils from tropical environments precluding stable nitrogen isotope analysis, the classical trophic level proxy. However, isotopic ratios of zinc (Zn) in bioapatite constitute a promising proxy to infer trophic and dietary information from fossil vertebrates, even under adverse tropical taphonomic conditions. Here, we analyzed the zinc isotope composition (66Zn/64Zn expressed as δ66Zn value) in the enamel of two teeth of the Late Pleistocene (63–46 ka) H. sapiens individual (TPL1) from Tam P{\`a} Ling, as well as 76 mammal teeth from the same site and the nearby Nam Lot cave. The human individual exhibits relatively low enamel δ66Zn values (+0.24‰) consistent with an omnivorous diet, suggesting a dietary reliance on both plant and animal matter. These findings offer direct evidence of the broad utilization of resources from tropical rainforests by one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Southeast Asia.",
keywords = "Diet, Enamel, Homo sapiens, Hunter-gatherer, Stable carbon isotopes, Tam P{\`a} Ling",
author = "Nicolas Bourgon and Klervia Jaouen and Anne-Marie Bacon and Elise Dufour and Jeremy McCormack and N.-Han Tran and Manuel Trost and Denis Fiorillo and Dunn, {Tyler E.} and Cl{\'e}ment Zanolli and Alexandra Zachwieja and Philippe Duringer and Jean-Luc Ponche and Quentin Boesch and Pierre-Olivier Antoine and Westaway, {Kira E.} and Renaud Joannes-Boyau and Eric Suzzoni and S{\'e}bastien Frangeul and Fran{\c c}oise Crozier and Fran{\c c}oise Aubaile and Elise Patole-Edoumba and Thonglith Luangkhoth and Viengkeo Souksavatdy and Souliphane Boualaphane and Thongsa Sayavonkhamdy and Phonephanh Sichanthongtip and Daovee Sihanam and Fabrice Demeter and Shackelford, {Laura L.} and Jean-Jacques Hublin and Thomas T{\"u}tken",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075",
language = "English",
volume = "161",
journal = "Journal of Human Evolution",
issn = "0047-2484",
publisher = "Academic Press",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Trophic ecology of a Late Pleistocene early modern human from tropical Southeast Asia inferred from zinc isotopes

AU - Bourgon, Nicolas

AU - Jaouen, Klervia

AU - Bacon, Anne-Marie

AU - Dufour, Elise

AU - McCormack, Jeremy

AU - Tran, N.-Han

AU - Trost, Manuel

AU - Fiorillo, Denis

AU - Dunn, Tyler E.

AU - Zanolli, Clément

AU - Zachwieja, Alexandra

AU - Duringer, Philippe

AU - Ponche, Jean-Luc

AU - Boesch, Quentin

AU - Antoine, Pierre-Olivier

AU - Westaway, Kira E.

AU - Joannes-Boyau, Renaud

AU - Suzzoni, Eric

AU - Frangeul, Sébastien

AU - Crozier, Françoise

AU - Aubaile, Françoise

AU - Patole-Edoumba, Elise

AU - Luangkhoth, Thonglith

AU - Souksavatdy, Viengkeo

AU - Boualaphane, Souliphane

AU - Sayavonkhamdy, Thongsa

AU - Sichanthongtip, Phonephanh

AU - Sihanam, Daovee

AU - Demeter, Fabrice

AU - Shackelford, Laura L.

AU - Hublin, Jean-Jacques

AU - Tütken, Thomas

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Tam Pà Ling, a cave site in northeastern Laos, has yielded the earliest skeletal evidence of Homo sapiens in mainland Southeast Asia. The reliance of Pleistocene humans in rainforest settings on plant or animal resources is still largely unstudied, mainly due to poor collagen preservation in fossils from tropical environments precluding stable nitrogen isotope analysis, the classical trophic level proxy. However, isotopic ratios of zinc (Zn) in bioapatite constitute a promising proxy to infer trophic and dietary information from fossil vertebrates, even under adverse tropical taphonomic conditions. Here, we analyzed the zinc isotope composition (66Zn/64Zn expressed as δ66Zn value) in the enamel of two teeth of the Late Pleistocene (63–46 ka) H. sapiens individual (TPL1) from Tam Pà Ling, as well as 76 mammal teeth from the same site and the nearby Nam Lot cave. The human individual exhibits relatively low enamel δ66Zn values (+0.24‰) consistent with an omnivorous diet, suggesting a dietary reliance on both plant and animal matter. These findings offer direct evidence of the broad utilization of resources from tropical rainforests by one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Southeast Asia.

AB - Tam Pà Ling, a cave site in northeastern Laos, has yielded the earliest skeletal evidence of Homo sapiens in mainland Southeast Asia. The reliance of Pleistocene humans in rainforest settings on plant or animal resources is still largely unstudied, mainly due to poor collagen preservation in fossils from tropical environments precluding stable nitrogen isotope analysis, the classical trophic level proxy. However, isotopic ratios of zinc (Zn) in bioapatite constitute a promising proxy to infer trophic and dietary information from fossil vertebrates, even under adverse tropical taphonomic conditions. Here, we analyzed the zinc isotope composition (66Zn/64Zn expressed as δ66Zn value) in the enamel of two teeth of the Late Pleistocene (63–46 ka) H. sapiens individual (TPL1) from Tam Pà Ling, as well as 76 mammal teeth from the same site and the nearby Nam Lot cave. The human individual exhibits relatively low enamel δ66Zn values (+0.24‰) consistent with an omnivorous diet, suggesting a dietary reliance on both plant and animal matter. These findings offer direct evidence of the broad utilization of resources from tropical rainforests by one of the earliest known anatomically modern humans in Southeast Asia.

KW - Diet

KW - Enamel

KW - Homo sapiens

KW - Hunter-gatherer

KW - Stable carbon isotopes

KW - Tam Pà Ling

U2 - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075

DO - 10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103075

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 34655947

AN - SCOPUS:85117069511

VL - 161

JO - Journal of Human Evolution

JF - Journal of Human Evolution

SN - 0047-2484

M1 - 103075

ER -

ID: 284297811