ENCOUNTER is an ERC Starting Project that investigates the dispersal of rice and millet farming in prehistoric Japan during the Jomon-Yayoi transition.
Cambridge, UK
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We are delighted to host a symposium on
"The Transition to Agriculture at the edges of Eurasia
- Neolithisation in the British Isles and the Jomon-Yayoi transition -" at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research on the 4th and 5th of July 2024 shorturl.at/VCBDT
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New paper on @PNASNews led by @SimonCarrignon with Anne Kandler and Stephen Shennan, where we explore the impact of post-marital residence rules and resocialisation in cultural hitchhiking
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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🌱 What was the demographic response to the introduction of rice agriculture in prehistoric Japan? Find out in a new paper by the @encounter_erc project!
👉 Read about it: arch.cam.ac.uk/news/demograp…
📸 Modern paddy field - S. Shoda
ALT Modern paddy field
Latest paper from the Encounter Project featuring population studies on the impact of farming by @er_crema @SimonCarrignon Shinya Shoda and Chris Stevens @UCamArchaeology
📢 Publication Alert!
Pleased to share our latest paper from the @encounter_erc published on @AntiquityJ where we explore the demographic impact of rice agriculture in prehistoric Japan
tinyurl.com/yp8mr3m2
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So proud of my amazing colleagues of the @encounter_erc project! I learn so much from every single one of them! We had an amazing two days of discussion thanks to them and our wonderful guest speakers!
We had a fantastic first day at the "Transition to agriculture at the edge of Eurasia" symposium!!! Amazing speakers covering the latest on the diffusion of farming in Japan and Britain! Join us online from more tomorrow!! encounterproject.info/announ…
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If you are around Cambridge next week don't forget to come by! we're hosting a super nice symposium to discuss and compare the arrival of farming in Japan & the British Islands (and you can also register online).
We are delighted to host a symposium on
"The Transition to Agriculture at the edges of Eurasia
- Neolithisation in the British Isles and the Jomon-Yayoi transition -" at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research on the 4th and 5th of July 2024 shorturl.at/VCBDT
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【拡散希望です】初代門司駅関連遺構群を助けて下さい。研究者としての私は無力ですが、学術界が国指定史跡相当と認めた世界遺産級の遺跡、門司の、北九州の、日本の、東アジアの、そして世界の宝、苦しみと喜びの歴史の体現が破壊されることを座視できません。
#門司駅 youtu.be/xyo6Z0C78os?si=Tp_C…
🚨Publication Alert!🚨
We are happy to share the latest paper from the ENCOUNTER project, led by the fantastic Jasmine Lundy from @York_BioArCh, where we examine organic residues from Late Jomon to Middle Yayoi ceramics in Central Japan
link.springer.com/article/10…
While we found evidence that millet was indeed being processed for culinary purposes, the frequency of millet-specific biomarker (miliacin) was much lower than what one would expect if millet was dominantly used. This is strikingly different from what we observe in Korea.
We also found even less evidence for the (exclusive) processing of rice. If present at all, rice must have been mixed with animal products
Data and Code can be found 👇zenodo.org/records/11172702
You can join in person (limited places) as well as online - details and links can be found on encounterproject.info/announ…
Organising this symposium was possible thanks to the kind support of @DaiwaFoundation @LeverhulmeTrust @ERC_Research McDonald Institute of Archaeological Research and @UCamArchaeology
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Honored to be a part of such an exciting and important session!
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@encounter_erc in Japan. Spent the morning looking at Kasori shell middens before our session at the JAA while @er_crema rep'd us in the morning
Next we had Chris Stevens who provided a comparative perspective on the role of wild plants in Japan, Britain, and Korea after the introduction of farming
And finally Jasmine Lundy, Shinya Shoda, and Oliver Craig looking at organic residue analyses of Jomon, Yayoi, and also Korean Bronze age ceramics
And thank you for @mizog88 for being a fantastic chair and igniting an exciting discussion!
