Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 1998, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (01): 22-31.

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The observation and identification of the people of neolithic age at Yuchisi, Anhui province

Zhang Jun, Han Kangxin   

  • Online:1998-03-15 Published:1998-03-15

Abstract: Six human skulls of Neolithic Ag e unearthed at Yuchisi, Anhui Province, were observed and studied. The morphological observation and statistical analysis show that, compared with Asian Mongoloid, the Yuchisi people are not only close to the East Asian Mongoloid but also similar to the South Asian in some characteristics, for example, lower orbit and wide nose. The expression of the South Asian feature should be thought to retain some characteristics of Late Paleolithic race.

Key words: The East Asian Mongoloid, Yuchisi, Neolithic Age