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고고학 유적지에서 적용 가능한 농경 지시자료와 한반도의 농경활동

  • Kim, Hye-Ryeong;Yun, Sun-Ok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Quaternary Association Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.23-25
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    • 2006
  • 제4기 만빙기에서 후빙기 사이의 기후변화는 인류문명에 있어 정착생활 및 농경활동과 더불어 잉여생산물 저장을 위한 토기제작 등과 같은 생활상의 변화를 가져 온 계기가 되었다(F.M. Chambers, 1993; Guoyu Ren, 1998; Mori Y, 2002; Martin Bell et al., 2004). 식물화석, 화분, 식물규소체 등의 대리자료(proxy data)를 이용하여 이시기의 식생환경을 밝히는 것은 고생태복원분야 뿐 아니라 당시의 환경변수들 을 추정하여 인간활동에 어떠한 영향을 미쳤는지에 대한 중요한 정보를 제공해준다. 그러나 홀로세 초기 환경은 인간에게 지대한 영향을 미쳤으나 후기로 올수록 인간 스스로가 환경을 변화시키는 주체가 되었다(Martin Bell et al., 2004). Meyer&Turner(1994)는 인간활동이 자연적인 영향보다 생물구에 시계열적인 변화를 가져왔다고 하였으며, R.B Singh(1995)는 현재뿐 아니라 과거까지 다양한 인위 적인 간섭이 전지구적인 환경변화를 야기 시키는 주된 원인이라고 하였다. 따라서 환경을 복원한다는 것은 바로 그 지역을 생활 터전으로 삼았던 당시 선사인들의 생활상을 간접적으로 들여다 볼 수 있는 기회를 제공해준다. 현재까지 국내 고고학 유적지에서 이루어진 대부분의 발굴조사는 유물과 유구를 토대로 당시 선사인의 생활상을 밝히는데 중점을 두었으나 최근 인간과 영향을 주고 받았을 환경에 관심을 갖고 이를 통해 역으로 인간활동을 추적하려는 다수의 연구들이 제4기학, 고고학, 지리학, 인류학, 생물학, 농학, 기후학 등 다양한 분야에서 학제간 연구로 진행되고 있다(황상일 등, 1999; 조현종, 2000; 김주용 등, 2002; 최정민, 2004; 윤순옥 등, 2005). 그러나 이러한 연구에 있어서 어떠한 대리자료(proxy data)를 어떻게 고고학 유적지에 적절하게 적용시킬 것인지 대리자료의 조성변화나 값의 해석에 있어서 기후인자와 인간영향을 어떻게 분리해 낼 것인지에 대한 문제점이 남는다. 예를 들어 화분분석의 경우 1차적인 환경변화에 따른 식생조성변화를 반영한다. 인간이 활발한 농경활동을 하게 되면서 주변식생을 제거하게 되고, 제거된 나대지에는 재배작물과 잡초들이 자라게 된다. 그리고 이들 화분은 주변 소택지에 퇴적물과 함께 퇴적되어 화분분석 결과 벼과(科)(Gramineae)와 문화지표수종이라 부르는 여뀌속(屬)(Persicaria), 국화과(科)(Composite), 쑥속(屬)(Artemisia), 쐐기풀속(屬)(Urtica) 등의 화분에 있어 확연한 조성변화를 보여준다. 그러나 화분을 이용한 분석은 토탄층이나 유기질 퇴적물이라는 한정된 토양에서만 분석이 가능하며, 조성변화에 있어서 역시 기후와 인간활동의 영향 모두를 반영하기 때문에 이를 구분해 주는 명확한 기준이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 다양한 대리자료 중 고고학 유적지에 적용 가능한 동식물 화석 및 미화석, 지리, 지질학적 자료에 어떠한 것들을 적용할 수 있는지를 살피고, 몇 가지 대리자료를 중심으로 선사인의 농경활동에 대해 살펴보고자 한다.

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제주도 협재 지역에 분포하는 해안사구의 형성시기와 사구를 이루는 탄산염퇴적물의 구성성분

  • Kim, Jin-Gyeong;U, Gyeong-Sik;Kim, Ryeon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Quaternary Association Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.4-13
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    • 2004
  • 제주도 북제주군 한림읍 협재리에는 대부분 탄산염퇴적물로 이루어진 해안사구가 분포하고 있다. 사구를 이루는 탄산염퇴적물은 연체동물과 홍조류의 조각이 약 80% 이상을 차지하며 그 외에 저서성 유공충, 성게류와 태선동물의 조각, 그리고 화산암편으로 이루어져 있어, 제주도에 분포하는 여러 탄산염 해빈퇴적물의 입자조성과 매우 유사한 경향을 나타낸다. 이러한 탄산염 입자들은 천해에 서식하던 해양생물들에 의해 생성되며, 그 각질이 해빈으로 운반되고 바람에 의해 재동되어 사구를 형성하였다. 특히 이 연구지역의 사구가 분포하는 지점에서 북쪽으로 약 1km 떨어져 있는 협재 해수욕장에는 현재에도 천해에서 생성된 많은 양의 탄산염 해빈퇴적물이 퇴적되어 있으며, 제주도의 타 지역에 비해 매우 빠른 북동${\sim}$북서방향의 바람이 불고 있어, 퇴적물을 해빈에서부터 사구형성지점으로 운반시키는 데 효과적인 역할을 했을 것으로 판단된다. 사구를 절개하여 그 단면을 관찰한 결과, 전반적으로 희미한 수평층리와 사층리가 발달하고 있으며, 그 외의 다른 뚜렷한 퇴적구조는 관찰되지 않는다. 퇴적물의 입자들은 주로 직경이 $0.27{\sim}0.40mm$로 중립질 모래에 해당한다. 이 크기의 입자들은 가장 침식이 잘 될 수 있는 입자크기에 해당하는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 따라서 해빈으로부터 퇴적물이 운반될 때에 특히 이 크기의 입자들이 차별적으로 더 많이 운반되었을 것이라고 생각된다. 또한 퇴적물 입자의 크기와 구성성분의 함량은 각 사구의 전 층준에서 크게 변화하지 않는 것으로 나타나며, 이는 사구가 형성되는 기간 동안 탄산염퇴적물을 운반한 바람의 세기가 어느 정도 일정하였음을 지시한다. 해안사구의 형성시기를 알아보기 위하여 사구의 기반을 이루는 고토양층과 사구 최하부와 최상부의 탄산염퇴적물에 대해 방사성탄소연대측정을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 사구의 형성시기를 지시하는 고토양의 연령은 $680{\sim}720\;BP\;(1,200{\sim}1,300\;AD)$로 측정되었으며, 사구를 이루는 탄산염퇴적물의 연령은 전 층준에서 모두 약 3,500 BP로 측정되었다. 따라서 약 3,500 BP에 천해에서 생성된 탄산염퇴적물이 해빈에 분포하다가 $1,200{\sim}1,300\;AD$에 바람에 의해 재동되고 현재의 위치에 쌓여 사구를 형성한 것이라고 해석할 수 있다. 사구가 형성되기 시작하던 시기는 전세계적으로 춥고 바람이 세었던 Little Ice Age ($1,300{\sim}1,820\;AD$)에 해당하며, 따라서 해빈에 분포하던 많은 양의 탄산염퇴적물이 이 시기에 집중적으로 운반된 것으로 사료된다.

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Mechanism of the Marine Terraces Formation on the Southeastern Coast in Korea (한국 남동해안 해안단구의 지형형성 mechanism)

  • 윤순옥;황상일
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.17-38
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    • 2000
  • The marine terraces often offer come important clues to understand the topographic development during the Quaternary and the present landforms in korea. We examined the mechanism of the marine terraces formation along the coast from Samjung-Ri(community), Guryongpo-Eup(county) to Haseo-Ri, Yangnam-Myun(county), Gyungju-Si(city). Among the various but unique factors of the given coastal environment, which should contribute to the marine terraces formation together, we focused on five possible factors for the present stydy. Geologic difference in bedrocks, protrusion degree of coastiline, topological relief of sea-bottom, fluvial characteristics on land, and pattern of the waves appeared to act cooperatibely on the terrace formation of Southeastem coast in korea, while the fluvial characteristics seemed play a significant but localized role in it. Wide distribution of middle surfaces on the coast of Samjungri-Janggilri could be due to the concentration of the high waves and the weakness of the Tertiary volcanic rocks. For the sporadic distribution of the terraces on the coast of Gupungri-Gyewonri, it seemed attributable to the erosion -susceptible weak bedrock, the coastline of inner bay, shallow sea-bottom with the gentle relief, and other fluvial characteristics with the low divides. Together with the geologic difference in bedrock, other factors including protrusion degree of coast, topological relief of sea-bottom, and the transportation loads by the stream Daejongchon are believed to act cooperatively on the mechanism of the marine terraces formation on the coast of Duwonri-Upchonri.

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The Optimal Locational Environment of the Bronze Age Settlement in Cheonan Baekseok-dong through the Ridge Environment's Perspective - Focusing on the Locational Characteristics of Residential Areas Based on Geographical Analysis and GIS Analysis - (능선환경으로 본 천안 백석동 청동기시대 취락의 최적 입지환경 - 지형분석과 GIS분석을 이용한 주거지 입지 특성에 주목하여 -)

  • Park, Ji Hoon;Lee, Ae Jin
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.103-116
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    • 2018
  • The purposes of this research are as follows: First, to reconstruct the optimal locational environment of the Bronze Age settlement in Cheonan Baekseok-dong (hereinafter referred to as the study settlement). Second, to identify the priority ranking of the topographical factors that influenced the Bronze Age people when selecting their the settlement location. For these reasons, the topographical factors of the 200 Bronze Age dwellings (hereinafter referred to as dwellings) confirmed in the survey area were analyzed through the ridge's environmental perspective. The results are asfollows: First, the optimal ridge environment of the Bronze Age settlement is largely a sub-ridge in N-S direction (for example, NNW-SSE, N-S, NNESSW), especially at the top (Crest slope, Crest flat) of the south-facing aspect of the ridge. Second, when the Bronze Age dwellers selected a residential location, they carefully considered topographical factors in the following order: (1) the slope direction of the ridge surface, (2) the micro-landform of the ridge, (3) the ridge scale, (4) the ridge direction, and (5) the surface relief. The results of this study could be used as basic data in related fields such as archaeology, quaternary research, and traditional architecture and so on.

Characteristicsin Spatial Distribution of Incision and Uplift Based on the Highest Level Terraces Around the Taebaek Mountains (하안단구 최고위면에 기초한 태백 산지 일대의 하각과 융기의 공간 분포 특성)

  • Lee, Gwang-Ryul
    • Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.31-42
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    • 2018
  • This study analyzes the spatial distribution of the highest level terrace which can be regarded as an initial land surface before the uplift of the Taebaek Mountains and estimates spatial characteristics of the incision and uplift rates around the Mountains. The altitude above the riverbed of the 54 highest level terraces seems to be greatly influenced by the incision of large stream and their elevation shows a high correlation with the uplift of the Mountains. The elevation of the terraces in the north and middle parts decreases westward with a rate of 5~6 m/km and meets with the sea level at area 100~120 km apart from the Mountains. Therefore, it can be suggested that the west coast of Korea might have generally experienced subsidence during the Quaternary. The elevation of the terraces suggests that area with a direction of N-S or NNW-SSE from Yeoryang-myeon, Jeongseon-gun to Taebaek-si shows the highest uplift rate around the Mountains and area with a direction of N-S connecting Girin-myeon, Inje-gun and Pyeongchang-eup, Pyeongchang-gun also indicates a high uplift rate.

Catalytic Properties of Monomeric Species of Brain Pyridoxine-5'-phosphate Oxidase

  • Kwon, Oh-Shin;Choi, Soo-Young
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2001
  • The structural stability of brain pyrydoxine-5'-phosphate (PNP) oxidase and the catalytic properties of the monomeric species were investigated. The unfolding of brain pyridoxine-5'-phosphate (PNP) oxidase by guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) was monitored by means of fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy Reversible dissociation of the dimeric enzyme into subunits was attained by the addition of 2 M GuHCl. The perturbation of the secondary structure under the denaturation condition resulted in the release of the cofactor FMN. Separation of the processes of refolding and reassociation of the monomeric species was achieved by the immobilization method. Dimeric PNP oxidase was immobilized by the covalent attachment to Affi-gel 15 without any significant lass of its catalytic activity. Matrix-bound monomeric species were obtained from the reversible refolding processes. The matrix bound-monomer was found to be catalytically active, possessing only a slightly decreased specific activity when compared to the refolded dimeric enzyme. In addition, limited chymotrypsin digestion of the oxidase yields two fragments of 12 and 161 kDa with a concomitant increase of catalytic activity The catalytically active fragment was isolated by ion exchange chromatography and analyzed for association of two subunits using the FPLC gel filtration analysis. The retention time indicated that the catalytic fragment of 16 kDa behaves as a compact monomer. Taken together, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that the native quaternary structure of PNP oxidase is not a prerequisite for catalytic function, but it could play a role in the regulation.

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Comparison of Extractive Nitrogenous Constituents between the Diploid and the Triploid of Oyster Crassostrea gigas Whole Body

  • Park Choon-Kyu
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.135-141
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    • 1999
  • In order to investigate the composition of extractive nitrogenous components in the diploid and the triploid oysters, Crassostrea gigas, cultured at the south coast of Korea, the whole edible part (whole body) was analyzed into extractive nitrogen, free amino acids, oligopeptides, ATP and its related compounds, quaternary ammonium bases, and guanidino compounds using specimens collected from April to May of 1992. The major free amino acids in the diploid and the triploid were taurine, proline, alanine, glycine, glutamic acid hypotaurine, glutamine, arginine, aspartic acid, and $\beta-alanine$. There was no conspicuous difference in the constituents of free amino acids between the diploid and the triploid. A lot of hypotaurine was detected in the diploid and the triploid of oyster and the contents of them were 107 mg and 123 mg/100g, respectively. The compounds, glycinebetaine, homarine and trigonelline were found in both the diploid and the triploid. Among them, glycinebetaine was the most prominent in all the samples. The amount of protein, glycogen, extractive nitrogen, oligopeptides, ATP and its related compounds, and free amino acids in the triploid was higher than that of the diploid (p<0.10)

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Conservation and Application Scheme of Hominid and Other Vertebrate Footprints from Jeju Island, Korea

  • Lee, Chang-Zin;Kim, Jeong-Yul;Kim, Kyung-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean earth science society
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.581-587
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    • 2009
  • This study intended to the optimal conservation method and to make an application scheme for the fossil locality of the Quaternary Hamori Formation at the northeastern coast of Mt. Songak. Many kinds of innumerable fossils are found from the Hamori Formation in the study area: Footprints of hominid, trace fossils of invertebrates, bird, artiodactyla, proboscidea, carnivores, unclassified footprints, and body fossils (arthropoda, gastropoda, mollusca, and plants). The formation has been outcropped and eroded out with innumerous fossils by the strong wave action of storm and typhoon. Korean government recognized the dangerous situation of the important fossils and decided to conserve the formation for the national heritage. Method D1 (conservation hall or museum on the fossil locality) may be the best way to protect the fossil locality from all the natural activities and to do the research, exhibition, education, and sightseeing together. The application of the geologic materials from the fossil locality should preferentially focus on the collection and research which should be accompanied by exhibition, education, and sightseeing. The application scheme may be stepped into three stages during 10 years: (1) systematic conservation and publicity during 2005-2007, (2) establishment of wellorganized museum during 2008-2010, and (3) international museum with the optimized roles 2011-2014.

Paleoceanographic Records from the Northern Shelf of the East China Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum

  • Li, Bao-Hua;Park, Byong-Kwon;Kim, Dong-Seon
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.151-166
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    • 1999
  • Both benthic and planktonic foraminifera from Core 97-02 obtained in the northern East China Sea are quantitatively analyzed for reconstructing the paleocenography of late Quaternary. Since the earliest time of the core sediment (last not older than 18000 yr B.P.), the paleo-water depth has changed from less than 20 m to near 100 m at present, which is reflected by the benthic foraminiferal assemblages: before 14000 yr B.P., the water depth was shallower than 20 m; from 14000 to 7500 yr B.P., water depth was 20-50 m; and after 7500 yr B.P., water depth was 50-100 m. The foraminiferal fauna also disclose the water mass history: during the last glacial maximum, the water that dominated the study area might be the coastal water; at the end of the last glacial maximum(14000-9500 yr B.P.), the Yellow Sea Cold Water mostly affected this area; then it gave way to the Yellow Sea Warm Current after 9500 yr B.P.; and finally, the warm water has dominated this area since 9500 yr B.P. because of the westward shift and enhancement of the Kuroshio Current.

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Fabrication of Perchlorate Ion Selective PVC Membrane Electrode (과염소산 이온선택성 PVC막전극 제작)

  • 우인성;안형환;강안수
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.298-305
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    • 1998
  • The PVC membrane electrode for measuring perchlorate ion was developed by incorporating various quaternary ammonium sallts. The effect of chemical structure, the content of active material, the kind of plasticizers, and the membrane thickness on the electrode characteristic such as the linear response range and Nernstian slope of the electrode were studied. It was obtained that the effect of the chemical structure of an active material on the electrode characteristics was improved with increasing the alkyl chain length of the quarternary ammonium salts in the ascending order of Aliquat 336P, TOAP, TDAP, and TDDAP. The optimum membrane composition was 9.09wt% of TDDAP, 30.3wt% of PVC, and 60.6wt% of plasticizer(DBP). And the optimum membrane thickness was 0.45mm at this composition. Under the above condition, the linear response range was $10^{-1}~1.2\times10^{-6}$M, and the detection limit was $5.1\times10^{-7}$M with the Nernstian slope of 57mV/decade of activity of perchlorate ion. The electrode potential was stable within the pH range from 4 to 11. The selectivity coefficient was as shown below: $SCN^->I^-NO_3^->Br^->ClO_3^->F^->Cl^->SO_4^{2-}$

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