Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1990, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (03): 260-264、285.

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Han dynastic human skulls from Panmiao site, Jining,Shandong province.

Zhu Hong   

  • Online:1990-09-15 Published:1990-09-15

Abstract: The human skulls (7 male and 4 female) studied in this paper are from the Han dynastic tombs in Panmiao site, Jining, Shandong Province. They are all the adult skulls (19-40 years of age).
According to the analysis of the metric and nonmetric characters, this population belonged to Asiatic Mongoloids. Their main physical features are rather close to those of the modern Eastern Asiatic Mongoloids.
There are 3 deformed skulls (2 male and 1 female) in Panmiao group. Their occipital bones become very flat. This custom of the Han dynastic human lived at Panmiao site is similar to that of the Neolithic populations in Dawenkou culture.

Key words: Panmiao; Han Dynasty; Human skull; Asiatic Mongoloids; Deformed skull