信阳城阳城址八号墓颅骨形态学分析

Morphological Analysis of Skull Unearthed from M8 at Chengyangcheng Site in Xinyang City

城阳城址八号墓墓主经鉴定是一位45岁左右的男性个体,该墓主颅骨与殷墟中小墓②组、上马组最相似,与殷墟中小墓③组、台西组、柳湾合并组及李家山组也有较多相似性与江北地区楚系战国贵族墓葬颅骨组相比,八号墓组与曾侯乙墓组、包山楚墓组均存在相对较近的形态学距离,与望山楚墓组、九店楚墓组和左冢楚墓组相差较远。

The tomb occupant of M8 at Chengyangcheng Site has been confirmed to be a male around 45 years old.His skull is the most similar to those unearthed from Small Tomb Group II of Yin Ruins and Shangma,and also bears a number of similarities to those excavated from Small Tomb Group III of Yin Ruins,Taixi,Liuwan and Lijiashan.Compared with skulls found in noble tombs of Chu State discovered north of Yangtze River,the skull unearthed from M8 at Chengyangcheng Site is morphologically close to skeletal remains excavated from the tomb of Yi,a vassal of Zeng,and Chu tombs discovered at Baoshan,while morphologically distant from skulls unearthed from Chu tombs discovered at Wangshan,Jiudian and Zuozhong.