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    15 March 1995, Volume 14 Issue 01
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    Fossil human crania from Yunxian: morphological comparison with Homo Erectus crania from Zhoukoudian
    Zhang Yinyun
    1995, 14(01):  1-7. 
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    Two fossil hominid crania from Yunxian were found in 1989 and 1990 respectively, and were attributed to Homo erectus by Li Tianyuan and D.A.Etler(1992) and Li et al (1994). In this paper, the "Homo erectus features" of these two crania are examined in a comparison of the crania with those from Zhoukoudian. The features examined include supraorbital tori, occipital torus, lambda-opisthion angle, postorbital constriction, skull breadth conditions, lowness of skull, frontal flatness and receding, and cranial capacity. Results show that some features are doubtful owing to damage and distortion of these two crania; and others are of early Homo Sapiens instead. Morphologically, the crania from Yunxian are likely of Homo Sapiens if erectus and Sapiens are considered as different species.
    The non-metric traits of human teeth from Miaozigou Neolithic Site
    Liu Wu, Zhu Hong
    1995, 14(01):  8-20. 
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    The morphological traits of teeth from Neolithic Miaozigou site in Inner Mongolia were observed with ASU Dental Anthropology System proposed by Dr. Turner. The frequencies of morphological traits of Miaozigou teeth show greater similarities with those of NE Asians, especially Anyang of Shang Dynisty than with SE Asians. The multivariate statistics of MMD and cluster anlysis indicate that the people of Miaozigou has closer affinities with NE Asian populations. The authors believe that the present study supports the two-fold divisions of Sinodonty and Sundadonty among East Asian peoples. But some more researches are needed to reveal the mechanism of the above result.
    Paleoliths excavated in Zhangkou Cave, Jiuxiang, Yiliang County
    Hu Shaojin
    1995, 14(01):  21-31. 
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    The Zhangkou cave site of the Scenery of Jinxiang is situated about 40 kilometres north-east of Yiliang county, Yunnan province. The cave site was discovered in 1989 and was excavated in 1990. As a result 1826 pieces of stone artifacts, 25 species of animal fossils and three bone artifacts were obtained. They were found from the upper and lower groups of the deposits. The stone artifacts can be divided into hammers, anvils, cores, flakes, choppers, scrapers and gravers. Most tools are trimmed on the flakes. Stone tools with handle and cobbles with multiple pits are represented in the assemblage. The mammalian fossils associated with the stone artifacts from the lower group of the deposits belong to Ailuropada-Stegadon fauna. 14C date of the upper group of the site is 9965 ± 110y B.P. and of the lower group is 14550 ± 450y B.P. It seems that the assemblage from the Zhangkou cave site represents a new cultural type of late Paleolithic or Epi-Paleolithic in Yunnan province.
    Study on the physical characteristics of Sala Nationality in Qinghai Province, northwest China
    Xi Ruisheng, Dai Yujing, Bo Ling
    1995, 14(01):  32-39. 
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    107 adult males and 103 adult females of the Sala nationality, living in the Xunhua County of Qinghai Province, were measured from July to August in 1993. The age range of the male is between 23-55 and the female, between 20-50. The conclusions are as follows;
    1.The average stature of the male is 1673mm, and that of the female is 1551mm. The span of the arm is longer than that of the stature is both sexes. The head belonging to hypsicephaly presents 92.5% in male and 95.1% in female. The head belonging to acrocephaly, 84.1%in male and 87.4% in female.
    2. From the dendrogram of cluster analysis corering 10 nationalities in Northwestern China, it can be seen that the Sala nationality is closer to Kirgiz and Kazak nationalities and is more distant from Dongxiang, Baoan and Yugu nationalities.
    Dermatoglyphic parameters of Lhoba Nationality in Tibet of China and cluster analysis
    Wang Xianping, Yan Zhong, Qi Mei et al.
    1995, 14(01):  40-41. 
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    This paper reports 12 dermatoglyphic parameters in population of Lhoba nationality. The sample comprised 142 males and 190 females. The data were compared with those from Han and other nationalities. The distances between nationalities are computed and a cluster chart is constructed. The result indicates that there are significant differences in dermatoglyphic parameters between nationalities.
    A dermatoglyphics study of supernormal children
    Quan Yuelong, Liu Zhonghua, Xu Pingfang et al.
    1995, 14(01):  48-50. 
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    Data of palmar dermatoglyphics from 84 subjects aged 6-15, including 60 males and 24 females were studied. The supernormal children group is compared with the normal children group as control. The percent frequencies of ulner loop (L) and double loop whorl (W) of supernormal children group are remarkably higher than those of the matched normal children group(p < 0.05 and p<0.001). Statistical analysis has shown a significant difference between the supernormal children group and matched children group in b-c triradius interdigit, b-c total ridge count, finger prints whitish line and main line index.
    Studies on blood groups in Gelao and Shui Nationalities in Guizhou and Zhuang Nationality in Guangxi
    Wei Yehua, Huang Liying
    1995, 14(01):  51-55. 
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    The ABO blood groups in 412 Gelao people and 422 Shui people in Guizhou province and 724 Zhuang people in Guangxi were investigated. The results showed that gene frequencies for ABO blood groups are r=0.6114, p=0.2071, q=0.1815 in Gelao; r=0.6411, p=0.1845, q=0.1744 in Shui; r=0.6722, p=0.1478, q=0.1719 in Zhuang. The gene frequency in Gelao and Shui is r > p>q. The genetic distance of Gelao, Shui, Bouyei, Miao, Han in Guizhou province and 6 groups of Zhuang in Guangxi was calculated and cluster graph was drawn. The genetic distance between Shui, Miao and Zhuang is shorter and that between Gelao and Han is shortest. Each one is in one group respectively. The genetic distance between Bouyei and Zhuang is shorter than that of other nationalities. It suggested that there was the same nationality origin or high consanguineous mixture between them.
    The secular change of somatotype of children in Nanjng City from 1936 to 1985
    Shao Lixin, Lin Wansheng, Tang Zijin et al.
    1995, 14(01):  56-62. 
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    The secular change of somatotype of children in Nanjing city during a half century was reported. The weight, height, sitting height of children aged 7-17 had significant increase, respectively. Six indices comprising ratio of sitting height to height, Quetelet index, Kaup index, Rohrer index, Livi index and Pelidisi index were applied for analysis. The result showed that the somatotype in weight-height relationship tended to be slender and the adult ratio of sitting height to height emerged nonsignificant variation during this 49-year period.
    The somatometry of the head and face of children in Xinxiang Distric, Henan
    Bao Yuezhao, Zhang Wenxue, Zhang Shunli et al.
    1995, 14(01):  63-70. 
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    A total of 797 Han Nationality children living in Xinxiang district of Henan province from 4 to 13 years old has been investigated. Curves for 5 indices have been made. It is concluded as follows: (1) In general, there are no significant sexual differences in the measurements which increase with ages. (2) The changes of length and height (e.g. head length, nose height, facial height) are larger than that of breadth (e.g. head breadth, nose breadth, face breadth). (3) The changes of 5 indices with ages are divided into 3 kinds: increased markedly, decreased markedly, less changed. (4) The form of children's head and face belongs to brachycephaly, hypsicephaly, acrocephaly, leptoprosopy, leptorrhiny.
    Analysis on body morphology indices of neonates of the Kazak and Han Nationalities
    Wang Lanting, Zhang Mingtao, Yang Xiaoqing et al.
    1995, 14(01):  71-74. 
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    According to the data on the physical status of 445 Kazak neonates and 662 Han neonates, body morphology indices of 7 items were calculated. The 7 indices include Pelidisi index, stature-weight index, Kaup index, stature-upper arm circumference index, stature-chest circumference index, stature-sitting height index and stature-lower extremity length index. The body morphology indices were compared between different sexes and nationalities. The indices related to nutrition of Kazak neonates are higher than those of Han, and the majority of indices in male is greater than that in female. But the stature-chest circumference index and stature-sitting height index in female are greater than those in male.
    A study on the physical development characteristics of Hui teenagers in Linxia
    Han Xichang, Wei Suocheng, Ma Liyang, Li Shukan
    1995, 14(01):  75-81. 
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    Discussion on the Mesolithic Age
    Chen Chun
    1995, 14(01):  82-90. 
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    A review about The Nariokotome Homo erectus Skeleton
    Wu Rukang
    1995, 14(01):  91-92. 
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