TSUTAYA Takumi, Assistant Professor of Research Center for Integrative Evolutionary Science, was awarded the Anthropological Science Achievement Award for Young Investigators 2024

In this paper, we conducted a meta-analysis of stable isotopic data obtained from ancient human skeletons in premodern Japan. We found that, although the Edo period did not see the same level of dietary diversity as the Jomon period, it was much more diverse than modern Japan. This research was made possible with the efforts of various researchers, who have excavated archaeological sites and curated ancient human remains. I would like to express my gratitude to my coauthors and everyone at SOKENDAI, as well as to the efforts of archaeologists and anthropologists, and to the support and understanding of society that has made these kinds of research possible.