Reconsideration of phylogeny and lives of ancient human skeletal remains from Kanto

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24570256
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Physical anthropology
• Research Institution: St. Marianna University School of Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Hirata Kazuaki 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (50139648)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAGAOKA Tomohito 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (20360216) ; SAWADA Junmei 新潟医療福祉大学, 医療技術学部, 准教授 (10374943) ; HOSHINO Keigo 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (30308506) ; MIZUSHIMA Soichiro 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 助教 (90573121)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YONEDA Minoru 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 教授 (30280712)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 古人骨

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study examined the human remains from prehistoric archaeological sites in Kanto, Japan. The materials used here are the human remains from Amazaki sites in the Miura city, whose chronological age belonged to the Yayoi and Kofun periods. The morphological examination revealed that they are composed of cremated and non-cremated bones, whose minimum number of individuals is 33 and 19, respectively. This is the first evidence for showing the presence of cremated bones in the Kofun period.

Free Research Field

自然人類学