Takayuki Gunji
Biographic Data
| ID | 4146016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Takayuki Gunji |
| GIVEN NAMES | Takayuki |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunji |
| SIGNATURE | GUNJI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tsukuba |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Possible steatopygia in prehistoric central Japan: Evidence From Clay Figurines
It is proposed that the so-called ‘protruding buttock’ figurines from Middle Jomon central Japan may be representations of steatopygia. The distribution of these figurines is associated with archaeological evidence for high population densities and possible intensive use of wild yams (Dioscorea japonica). Given the low fat content of these yams, it is suggested that nutritional stress in the diet of Middle Jomon hunter-gatherers of the Chubu high…
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Possible steatopygia in prehistoric central Japan: Evidence From Clay Figurines
It is proposed that the so-called ‘protruding buttock’ figurines from Middle Jomon central Japan may be representations of steatopygia. The distribution of these figurines is associated with archaeological evidence for high population densities and possible intensive use of wild yams (Dioscorea japonica). Given the low fat content of these yams, it is suggested that nutritional stress in the diet of Middle Jomon hunter-gatherers of the Chubu high…
Anatomy (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Buttocks (1 works) · Diet and metabolism studies (1 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (1 works) · Geography (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (1 works) · Population (1 works)