山西大同北魏时期居民的种系类型分析

Analyses of the Racial and Systematic Types of Residents of Beiwei Period in Datong, ShanXi Province

一、前言山西省是我国古老文化发源与发展的重要地区之一。多年来,考古学者在山西境内的考古发掘中收集了大量的史前及历史时期的人骨。人类学家对其进行了观测研究。研究重点在于探讨这一地区居民的种族形态学特征及其与周邻地区古代人群之间的亲缘关系。1987年秋季,在大同市电焊器材厂扩建工程中发现一处北魏时期古墓群,位于山西省大同市城南3公里的红旗村至七里村一带,是御河(古如浑水)

This article is a research on crania from tombs of Beiwei period in Datong,ShanXi Prov- ince.The research indicates that residents of Beiwei period in Datong,which belong to the Asiatic Mongolias,are rather close to the modern eastern Asiatic Mongolias in physical fea- tures.In comparison with the group of ancient crania,residents in Beiwei period in Datong, more similar to Yinxu crania Ⅱ,Maoqingqou crania and Yangshao crania,should belong to the ancient-ZhongYuan type,but different from other known Xianbei races in Han-Jin period.The material of Datong-Beiwei group is significant for research on the social culture,the economic condition and the racial component of residents of Beiwei period in China.