Comparing Population Dynamics in the Inland and the Coastal Regions during the Chulmun Period (10,000–3500 cal BP) in Korea

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Social and Environmental Interactions on Coasts and Islands in Korea" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This study examines the population dynamics during the Chulmun period (10,000–3500 cal BP) in Korea by analyzing paleoenvironmental proxies and 14C dates. It specifically focuses on the differences between the inland and the coastal regions concerning the period’s population decline phase in the context of changing climatic conditions. The study suggests spatially differentiated patterns of population decline, where the magnitude of the decline in the coastal region was much less than that of the inland region during the population decline phase. This finding indicates that even if climate change played a key role in the process leading to the Chulmun’s population decline phase, its impact was likely distinct between inland and coastal regions. The study discusses the long tradition of mobility-based subsistence strategy in coastal regions as a potential factor contributing to the detected regional differences in the population dynamics.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Social and Environmental Interactions on Coasts and Islands in Korea   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36485.0