식생활 복원을 통해 본 조선시대 중·후기 사회경제사의 일면 | 231 The Socioeconomy of the Mid-to-late Joseon Dynasty, Recorded in Stable Isotopes of Human Bone Collagen from Honam Province Sites in Korea Shin, Ji Young ((National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) Choe, Hyeongoo (National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) Lee, June-Jeong (Seoul National University) The Joseon Dynasty, which lasted for fve centuries (1392 to 1897), has left a signifcant amount of historical records and archaeological remains. However, there are limitations in reconstructing dietary patterns since the stable isotope results of only fve individuals have been reported to date. Here we present the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results of 34 Joseon individuals from sites of the Honam Province in order to reconstruct palaeodietary patterns and to understand socioeconomic phenomena based on region, sex, age, status and disease. The average values of δ 13 C and δ 15 N are as follows: Wanju Dukdong site (δ 13 C= - 19.2±0.6‱, δ 15 N= 11.3±0.6‱ (n=7)), Jeonju Yusang-ri site (δ 13 C= - 19.1±0.6‱, δ 15 N= 11.3±0.8‱ (n=23)), Sunchang Dongchon site (δ 13 C= - 19.6±0.3‱, δ 15 N= 10.5±0.7‱ (n=2)), Yeonggwang Wolpyeong-ri site (δ 13 C= - 19.3±0.1‱, δ 15 N= 11.2±0.4‱ (n=2)). The stable carbon isotopic results of the Joseon individuals (δ 13 C= - 19.2±0.6‱, n=34) indicate a highly C3-based diet. There is little variation in stable nitrogen isotopes with regard to sex, age, or status based on burial type (lime-mortar burial and pit tomb). By comparing the palaeodiet of the Joseon period with that of the Three Kingdoms Period, the stable isotope results imply that rice had become a staple of the everyday diet of the Joseon population. Due to agricultural productivity and socioeconomic phenomena, dietary patterns became standardized in the Joseon period regardless of sex, age and status. Keywords: Joseon Dynasty, Socioeconomy, Honam Province, Palaeodiet, Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes, Human bone