宁夏地区古代居民的体质类型研究

Studies on the Constitution Types of the Ancient Residents in Present-day Ningxia

宁夏地区的古人骨材料较为丰富,上起新石器时代下至明清时期均有发现,为探讨该地区古代居民体质类型的时空分布和发展演变提供了重要的实物资料。本文从宁夏地区考古发掘出土的人骨材料出发,在梳理人骨材料研究情况的基础上,总结了各时期古代居民的体质类型的分类,进而对不同时期人群的构成问题进行了讨论,为解决宁夏地区历史时期各部族或民族的渊源和流向等重大学术问题提供参考和借鉴。

In Ningxia,rich data of ancient human bones from the Neolithic Age to the Ming and Qing Dynasties have been accumulated,which provide important physical materials for the explorations of the temporal-spatial distribution,development and evolution of the constitution types of the ancient residents of this area.Based on the results of assorting research situations of the human bones unearthed in Ningxia region,this paper summarizes the classifications of the constitution types of the ancient residents in different periods,and further discusses the compositions of the populations in these periods,which provides references for the solutions of important academic issues such as the origins and developments of the tribes and ethnic groups in the history of Ningxia.