Ancient People of the Central Plains in China Anthropological Study on the Origin of the Yayoi People

Author
Takahiro Nakahashi, Fan Wenquan eds.
Price
10,000 yen (excl. tax)
ISBN
978-4-7985-0120-8
Format
18.3 x 1.8 x 25.9 cm (7.2 x 0.7 x 10.2 inches), Hardback, 278 pages
Published
February 2014
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Introduction

 

Contents

 Preface
 Acknowledgement
 List of Authors and Participants
 Glossary
 
  Part I Excavated Sites and Archaeological Studies
 
Chapter 1 Issues of Zhouzhuang Cemetery in Xinzheng City
 
 Introduction
 I. Historical Background of the Zhenghangucheng and Zhouzhuang Cemetery
 II. Zhouzhuang Cemetery Conditions
 III. Basic Recognition of Eastern Zhou Tombs
  (1) Social Status of the Occupant of the Eastern Zhou Grave
  (2) Cultural Elements of the Eastern Zhou Tomb
  (3) States and Periods of the Eastern Zhou Tombs
  (4) Meanings in Eastern Zhou Earthenware Pottery Paintings
  (5) Funeral Custom of Destroying Weapons Before Burial in the Spring and Autumn Graves
  (6) Use of Shells in Burial Customs of Eastern Zhou Graves
  (7) Use of Gui 圭 Tablet and Huang 璜 Grave Goods in Burial Customs of Eastern Zhou Graves
  (8) The Race found in the Eastern Zhou Graves
 
Chapter 2 Excavation and Research of the Cemeteries at the Xinghong Garden in the Ancient Capital City of Zheng and Han, Xinzheng
 
 I. Excavation
  A. Location
  B. Excavation Details
 II. Research
  A. Tomb Structure Study
  B. Artifact Typology
  C. Chronology and Dating
  D. Conclusion
 
Chapter 3 Climatic Fluctuations in Pre-Qin China
 
 Introduction
 I. Erlitou Site in Yanshi, Henan
 II. Zaojiaoshu Site in Luoyang
 III. Shang City Site and Xiaoshuangqiao Site Zhengzhou
 IV. Tianma-Qucun Site
 Conclusion
 References
 
Chapter 4 Human Dispersal in the Prehistoric Era in East Asia
 
 Introduction
 I. Start of Agriculture in the Chinese Continent
 II. Four Stages of Agricultural Diffusion in Northeast Asia
 III. Four Stages of Northeast Asian Agriculturalization and Climate Change
 IV. Political and Territorial Migration
 Concluding Remarks
 References
 
  Part II Anthropological Studies
 
Chapter 1 Human Cranial Morphology during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in Zhongyuan Region, China
 
 Introduction
 I. Materials and Methods
  Zhouzhuang Site
  Xinghong Site
 II. Results and Discussion
  1. Cranial Morphology
  2. Facial Height and Flatness
  3. Comparative Analysis
 Conclusion
 Bibliography
 
Chapter 2 Nonmetric Cranial Trait Variations in Human Skeletal Remains of the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Excavated from Henan Province, China
 
 Introduction
 I. Materials and Methods
 II. Results
  1. Direct Comparison of Frequencies of Trait Occurrence
  2. Multivariate Analysis
 III. Discussion
 References
 
Chapter 3 Human Tooth Morphology during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in Henan Province, China
 
 Introduction
 I. Method and Samples Compared
 II. Result
  1. Dental crown measurements
  2. Nonmetric trait
  3. Comparison with East Asian Peoples
  4. Dental crown measurements
  5. Non-metric traits
 III. Concluding Remarks
 References
 
Chapter 4 Limb Bones of Human Skeletal Remains Dating to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods Excavated from the Xinzheng District, Henan Province, China
 
 Introduction
 I. Samples and Methods
 II. Results and Discussion
  1. Humerus
  2. Radius
  3. Ulna
  4. Femur
  5. Tibia
  6. Fibula
  7. Limb Proportion
  8. Estimated Stature
 III. Summary
 References
 
  Part III Collected Data on the Human Skeletal Remains from Zhongyuan
 
Chapter 1 List of the Human Skeletal Remains Examined
 
 (1) Zhouzhuang site
 (2) Xinghong site
 
Chapter 2 Cranial Measurements
 
Chapter 3 Nonmetric Cranial Traits
 
Chapter 4 Dental Measurements and Dental Nonmetric Traits
 
Chapter 5 Measurements of the Limb Bones
 
Plates
 
 Zhouzhuang Site M718 (Male)
 Zhouzhuang Site M1219 (Male)
 Zhouzhuang Site M24 (Female)
 Zhouzhuang Site M26 (Female)
 Xinghong Site M126 (Male)
 Xinghong Site M147 (Male)
 Xinghong Site M105 (Female)
 Xinghong Site M125 (Female)

Author

CAI Quanfa
Institute of Cultural Relics in Henan Province
(Part I, Chapter 1; PartIII, Chapter 1)
FAN Wenquan
Institute of Cultural Relics in Henan Province
(Part I, Chapter 2; Part III, Chapter 1)
KITAGAWA, Yoshikazu
Departmenta of Oral Anatomy and Dental Anthropology, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University
(Part II, Chapter 3; Part III, Chapter 4)
KOMOTO, Masayuki
Eisei-Bunko Research Center, University of Kumamoto
(Part I, Chapter 3)
MIYAMOTO, Kazuo
Facluty of Humanities, Kyushu University
(Prat I, Chapter 4)
NAKAHASHI, Takahiro
Emeritus professor of Kyushu University
(Part II, Chapter 1; Part III, Chapter 1, 2)
OKAZAKI, Kenji
Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
(Part II, Chapter 4; Part III, Chapter 5)
TOKUDOME, Daisuke
Hagi Uragami Museum
(Supervisor of translation into English of Part I, Chapter 1, 2)
WAKEBE, Tetsuaki
Department of Macroscopic Anatomy, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Scienses, Nagasaki University
(Part II, Chapter 2; Part III, Chapter 3)

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