The Research On The Human Skeletons From The Ming And Qing Dynasties Tombs Excavated In New Campuses Of Universities In Yuci,Shanxi

The materials for research of this dissertation are excavated in the Ming and Qing Dynasty tombs found in the archaeological site in the new campuses of universities of Shanxi in Yuci district, Jinzhong city, Shanxi province. These tombs are located in Mingqian Town, Yuci which belonged to Taiyuan Fu in Ming and Qing Dynasty in Jinzhong Plain. Furthermore, this region was the center of Jin-Merchant’s range of activities in Ming and Qing Dynasty. In this region, the trade was prosperous, and the migration was frequent. This dissertation is based on the using of several methods, including skeleton measurement, ethnology, paleopathology and so on, to research the population, the race and the health condition of the materials, and to provide some information for the research of archaeology and history for reference.Chapter1:ExordiumIn this chapter, a brief introduction of the archaeological, geographical and historical background of the site where the skeleton materials were excavated is given.Chapter2:The appraisal of sex and age, the study of the statistics of populationUse the method of forensic anthropology and physical anthropology to appraise the sex and age of174individuals. And make the brief population life table. The average obituary is35, and the average life span is36.89. By the comparison with other ancient people, the proportion of the mortality in the prime of life of the population in Yuci is higher than most of others, which indicates better medical treatment in this period.Chapter3:The study of skull morphology Based on the observation and measurement of the68skulls which includes40males and28females, overall view of the skulls’morphology are obtained. It has many characters of Mongoloid.Chapter4:The study of ethnologyBased on the test of purity of ethnic type, the ethnic type of the researched materials is not pure. By the comparison with three major races, the ethnic type of the researched materials is closer to Mongoloid, but there’s very few characteristics belonged to Europoid and Negroid. By the comparison with four types of Asian Mongoloid, it’s closer to Eastern Asian type and Northeastern Asian type. By the comparison with the people of Mongoloid in modern time in China, it’s closer to the Han nationality in Urumchi.Chapter5:The study of PaleopathologyIn this chapter, a detailed survey of skeletons on trauma, infectious disease, metabolic disease, tumors and dysplasia are taken. Many fluorosis cases are found. Based on the statistical analysis, osteoarthritis is general in the group. Otherwise, foot binding is found in the group, which is described in detail and study briefly.Chapter6:The metrology of lime bonesThe measurement of lime bones is taken, and some major indexes are calculated. This chapter calculates the heights of every measured individual based on the maximum length of the femur. By the comparison with groups in different times, the average height of this group is short. Foot binding may be relative to the short stature of the females.Chapter7:ConclusionThe conclusion discusses the problem which the dissertation tries to settle and the meaning of the dissertation.