亚洲地区人类群体亲缘关系──活体测量数据统计分析

AFFINITIES OF ASIAN POPULATIONS

本文采用多元统计方法分析了亚洲地区２５个人群的活体测量资料以探讨亚洲地区各人类群体之间的相互关系．数据分析结果显示这一地区的人类按活体特征的差异可以划分为两大类型．包括中国、朝鲜、日本等东北亚的人类构成一个组群；东南亚的人类形成另一个组群．南亚地区的人类在分类上与东南亚的人类接近但仍呈现一些特殊性．日本列岛的人类具有两种体质特征类型．本岛居民与东北亚人类接近；而包括阿伊努、硫球群岛岛民及台湾土著在内的所有隔离群体呈现与东南亚人类相近的体质特征．作者认为本文结果支持Ｔｕｒｎｅｒ及Ｂｒａｃｅ对这一地区人类划分的观点．同时对他们提出的一些学说进行了讨论．

The somatomctric data of 25 Asian populations were analyzed with multivariate statistic methods. Two big population branches can be identified according to their different physical characters. NE Asian populations of China, Korea and Japan form one branch; all SE Asians belong to the other. The South Asian peoples of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal have closer relationship with SE Asians but still show their own distinctiveness. The populations in Japanese archipelago have two physical types. The main islanders have closer affinity with NE Asians while all the isolated populations including Ainu and Ryukyu islanders possess the similar physical characters as SE Asians. The aboriginals of Taiwan also show closer relationship with SE Asians. The authors believe the results of present study support the opinions on population relationship of Asia offered by Brace and Turner. Also some of their theories were discussed here.