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2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Anthropological Study of Pre-Columbian Andean People

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13575017
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section海外学術
Research Field 人類学(含生理人類学)
Research InstitutionNational Science Museum (2003-2004)
佐賀医科大学 (2001-2002)

Principal Investigator

SHINODA Keni-ichi  National Science Museum, Dept.of Anthropology, Chief, 人類研究部, 室長 (30131923)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KATO Katsutomo  Nagasaki Univ., Dept.of Health Sciences, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (70018703)
KITAGAWA Yoshikazu  Nagasaki Univ., Graduate School, Assistant, 大学院, 助手 (70186237)
MANABE Yoshitaka  Nagasaki Univ., Graduate School, Associate professor, 大学院, 助教授 (80131887)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2004
KeywordsAndes / Mitochondria DNA / Trepanation / pre-Columbian / D-loop region / Physical Anthropology / Dental measurements
Research Abstract

Excavations at various sites on the pre-Columbian Andes have uncovered well-preserved burials of diverse social positions and roles, time periods, and cultures, particularly those of the north coast and mountainous region. The resultant collection of well-documented human remains has provided us with a unique opportunity to shed light on some outstanding demographic, social, and political issues of Andean archaeology through a systematic analysis of ancient DNA and morphological study of skeletal materials. Together with archaeological evidence, the study aims to elucidate genetic and sociological relationships among and between these sites.
In comparison with the genetic variability documented thus far for the entire Andean area, our north coast individuals are relatively homogenous. To assess the genetic affinities of the Inca period residents of the Machu Picchu-Cusichaca section of the Urubamba Valley,57 skeletal samples were analyzed. The frequency data for haplogroups of these samples showed a clear proximity to that of the modern Quechua and Aymara populations in the Peruvian and Bolivian highlands, whereas they were considerably different from the pre-Hispanic individuals of the North coast of Peru. Our study effectively demonstrated the value of the mtDNA and morphological analysis of well-preserved prehispanic human burials in elucidating their biological and social relationships.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2005 2004 2002 2001

All Journal Article (8 results)

  • [Journal Article] MtDNA Analysis of Mochica and Sican Populations of Pre-Hispanic Peru2005

    • Author(s)
      Shimada, I, Shinoda, K, Bourget, S, Alva, W, UcedaS.
    • Journal Title

      Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (In press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] MtDNA Analysis of Mochica and Sican Populations of Pre-Hispanic Peru2005

    • Author(s)
      Shimada, I, Shinoda, K, Bourget, S, Alva, W, Uceda S.
    • Journal Title

      Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (In press)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Integrated Analysis of PreHispanic Mortuary Practices. -A Middle Sican Case Study2004

    • Author(s)
      Shimada I., K.Shinoda, J.Farnum, R.Corruccini, H.Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Current Anthropology 45

      Pages: 369-402

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] An Integrated Analysis of PreHispanic Mortuary Practices. -A Middle Sican Case Study2004

    • Author(s)
      Shimada I., K.Shinoda, J.Farnum, R.Corruccini, H.Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Current Anthropology Vol.45

      Pages: 369-402

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] 頭蓋骨骨折をともなうペルー先住民の頭蓋穿孔(Trepanation)について2002

    • Author(s)
      加藤克知, イルダ・ビダル, 篠田謙一, 真鍋義孝, 北川賀一, 小山田常一, 六反田篤
    • Journal Title

      長崎大学医学部保健学科紀要 15(2)

      Pages: 13-17

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Observation on the trepanned skulls with the trace of Fractures in the ancient Peru2002

    • Author(s)
      Katsutomo Kato, Hilda Vidal, Ken-ichi Shinda, Manabe, Yoshikazu Kitagawa, Juichi Oyamada, Atsushi Rokutanda
    • Journal Title

      Bull.Nagasaki Univ.Yoshitaka Sch.Health 15(2)

      Pages: 13-17

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Dental and mtDNA Relatedness Among Thousand Year Old Remains from Huaca Loro, Peru2001

    • Author(s)
      Corruccini, Robert S., Shimada, Izumi, Ken-ichi Shinoda
    • Journal Title

      Dental Anthropology 16

      Pages: 9-14

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Dental and mtDNA Relatedness Among Thousand Year Old Remains from Huaca Loro, Peru2001

    • Author(s)
      Corruccini, Robert S., Shimada, Izumi, Ken-ichi Shinoda
    • Journal Title

      Dental Anthropology Vol.16

      Pages: 9-14

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2006-07-11  

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