Nobuo Shigehara
Biographic Data
| ID | 84304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nobuo Shigehara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nobuo |
| FAMILY NAME | Shigehara |
| SIGNATURE | SHIGEHARA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kyoto University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 234 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Ritual tooth ablation in and dentometric assessment of a newly discovered collective burial at the Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Ritual tooth ablation was a characteristic form of body expression for the prehistoric Jomon people. During the 2010–2013 excavation at the Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, a new case of secondary collective burial, banjo-shuseki-bo, was discovered, in which additional cases of ritual tooth ablation were present in human skeletal remains. Here we describe the morphology and tooth extraction status of individual mandibles, and asses…
Newly discovered banjo-shuseki-bo (square-shaped bone-pile burial) human bones from the Final Jomon Period Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Banjo-shuseki-bo, unique accumulations of human bones among Jomon collective secondary burials, have been found intensively in the Final Jomon Period Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture. At the Hobi shell-mound site in Tahara City (c. 3000–2400 BP), two cases of banjo-shuseki-bo have been so far documented, referred to as Ichi-go-shuseki (Accumulation No. 1) and B-shuseki (Accumulation B). During the 2010–2013 excavations at the Hobi site, we disco…
The prehistoric peopling of Southeast Asia
Ancient migrations in Southeast Asia The past movements and peopling of Southeast Asia have been poorly represented in ancient DNA studies (see the Perspective by Bellwood). Lipson et al. generated sequences from people inhabiting Southeast Asia from about 1700 to 4100 years ago. Screening of more than a hundred individuals from five sites yielded ancient DNA from 18 individuals. Comparisons with present-day populations suggest two waves of mixin…
Human skeletal remains from the Tochibara rock-shelter site (Earliest Jomon, Nagano pref., Central Japan), and re-evaluation of the characteristics of the Earliest Jomon people: 縄文時代早期人骨の再検討
長野県南佐久郡北相木村の縄文時代早期の地層(8300から8600 BP(未較正))から,12体の人骨(男性4体,女性4体の成人8体,および性別不明の幼児4体)が,1965年から1968年にかけての信州大学医学部解剖学教室を中心とする発掘で出土した。数少ない縄文時代早期人骨として貴重なもので,今回の研究は,これらの人骨の形態を報告し,従来明らかにされている縄文時代早期人骨の特徴を再検討するものである。顔高が低い,大腿骨の柱状性が著しい,歯の摩耗が顕著である,など一般的な縄文人の特徴を示すとともに,早前期人に一般的な「華奢」な特徴も示す。脳頭蓋は大きいが下顎骨は小さく,下顎体は早期人の中でもっとも薄い。下顎骨の筋突起は低いが前方に強く張り出している。上肢は華奢だが,下肢は縄文時代中後晩期人と同様に頑丈である。他の縄文時代早前期人と比較検討した結果,縄文時代早期人の特徴は,従来まとめられているものの若干の改定を含めて,次のように再確認された。1)顔面頭蓋が低い。2)下顎は小さいが,筋突起が前方…
A morphometric analysis of the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) mandibular cheek teeth from the Torihama Shell-midden, Early Jomon Period, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Additional materials of Myanmarpithecus yarshensis (Amphipithecidae, Primates) from the middle Eocene Pondaung Formation
Cranial photographs of mammals on the web: The Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive (MCPA2) and a comparison of bone image databases
The Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive (MCPA2) is a website (http://1kai.dokkyomed.ac.jp/mammal/en/mammal.html) that includes a collection of 10,950 photographs of mammalian crania, which have been taken with a high-resolution digital camera. In the present report, we outline the characteristics of MCPA2 and how it was created, and make brief comparisons with several similar websites currently accessible via the internet. The archived MCPA2 ma…
"Introduction to the proceedings of the symposium "Asian Paleoprimatology: "Evolution of the Tertiary Primates in Asia"
Variation in maxillary sinus anatomy among platyrrhine monkeys
A new eosimiid from the latest middle Eocene in Pondaung, central Myanmar
A new species of eosimiid primate, cf. Eosimias paukkaungensis sp. nov., from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar is described. The specimen consists of left and right mandibular fragments preserving only the M3, so that its generic status is provisional. The cf. E. paukkaungensis fossil is much larger than homologues of the two Eosimias species from China. It is too large to be a mandible for the taxa represented by the Eosimia…
Body Mass Estimates for Eocene Eosimiid and Amphipithecid Primates Using Prosimian and Anthropoid Scaling Models
Prehistoric pig and dog remains from Fais Island, Micronesia
Pig and dog remains excavated from Fais Island in Micronesia were examined. The temporal distribution pattern of the excavated bones indicates that pigs and dogs have been kept on the island since at least 450 AD and possibly since around 220 AD. Both adult pigs and dogs were small in size. The majority of the excavated specimens were young or even juvenile. It is not clear if these animals were kept on Fais Island regularly or introduced from ti…
Geographical and body size distributions of the Pondaung primates with a comment on the taxonomic assignment of NMMP 20, postcranium of an amphipithecid
Relative abundance and body size were compared among six primate genera found from the Pondaung Formation (latest middle Eocene, Myanmar). Pondaungia, consisting of two species, is the most common primate in the Pondaung fauna. A high abundance of Pondaungia savagei, the larger species, is recorded at the northern fossil localities (Mogaung area). At the southwestern localities (Bahin area), the primates are taxonomically more diverse than in the…
The paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, South Asian late Eocene primates
Endocranial cast and morphology of the olfactory bulb of Amphipithecus mogaungensis (latest middle Eocene of Myanmar)
Isotopic evidence of inland-water fishing by a Jomon population excavated from the Boji site, Nagano, Japan
The upper dentition and face of from central Myanmar
Fission-track zircon age of the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar
Anthropological Society of Nippon
A New Platyrrhine from the Middle Miocene of La Venta, Colombia, and the Phyletic Position of Callicebinae
A new platyrrhine, Miocallicebus villaviejai gen. et sp. nov., from the middle Miocene of La Venta (Colombia) is described. The specimen consists of a right maxillary fragment preserving a root of M1, a complete M2, and a fragmentary M3. Miocallicebus is included in the Callicebinae on the basis of M2 structure, but it differs from extant Callicebus in its much larger size and the position of the pterygoid process. Morphological analysis of M2 st…
A new anthropoid from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar
New fossil materials of the earliest new world monkey,Branisella boliviana, and the problem of platyrrhine origins
Branisella boliviana, from the Late Oligocene of Salla, Bolivia, is the oldest fossil platyrrhine monkey discovered. To date, several fossil specimens of Branisella have been obtained, but most of them are fragmentary dentitions, so the animals craniodental morphology is still obscure. During the 1996 field season a pair of upper and lower jaw fragments and another nearly complete mandible were recovered. These new fossil materials reveal the fol…
New fossil materials of the earliest new world monkey, Branisella boliviana, and the problem of platyrrhine origins
Branisella boliviana, from the Late Oligocene of Salla, Bolivia, is the oldest fossil platyrrhine monkey discovered. To date, several fossil specimens of Branisella have been obtained, but most of them are fragmentary dentitions, so the animals craniodental morphology is still obscure. During the 1996 field season a pair of upper and lower jaw fragments and another nearly complete mandible were recovered. These new fossil materials reveal the fol…
Variations in Mitochondrial DNA of Dogs Isolated from Archaeological Sites in Japan and Neighbouring Islands
equences of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from archaeological remains of Japanese dogs were determined from 145 ancient dog samples (mainly bones) from the Jomon (100C-4C B.C.), Yayoi (4C B.C.-3C A.D.), Kofun (3-6C A.D.), Okhotsk (7-12C A.D.) and the Kamakura (12-14C A.D.) Periods.Highly variable sequences of the mitochondrial control region (198 base pairs) were amplified at least twice from independently prepared DNA extracts, and those fro…
Cranial measurements of the human skeletal remain on the image data
Isotopic evidence of inland-water fishing by a Jomon population excavated from the Boji site, Nagano, Japan
The fossil record of callitrichine primates
A new anthropoid from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar
The paleobiology of Amphipithecidae, South Asian late Eocene primates
The upper dentition and face of from central Myanmar
Body Mass Estimates for Eocene Eosimiid and Amphipithecid Primates Using Prosimian and Anthropoid Scaling Models
Human Skeletal Remains of the Middle to Late Jomon Period Excavated from the Inland Kitamura Site, Nagano Prefecture
Human skeletal remains of a total of 190 individuals were excavated in Kitamura Site (Nagano Pref., middle to late Jomon; ca. 4000-3000 B.P.). The morphology of Kitamura people were generally similar to the contemporary Jomon people in brachycephaly, narrow and high semicylindrical nasal bone at the nasal root, and relatively flat limb bones. The custom of tooth extraction is absent. The differences in the diet from that of coastal Jomon people r…
Prehistoric pig and dog remains from Fais Island, Micronesia
Pig and dog remains excavated from Fais Island in Micronesia were examined. The temporal distribution pattern of the excavated bones indicates that pigs and dogs have been kept on the island since at least 450 AD and possibly since around 220 AD. Both adult pigs and dogs were small in size. The majority of the excavated specimens were young or even juvenile. It is not clear if these animals were kept on Fais Island regularly or introduced from ti…
A New Platyrrhine from the Middle Miocene of La Venta, Colombia, and the Phyletic Position of Callicebinae
A new platyrrhine, Miocallicebus villaviejai gen. et sp. nov., from the middle Miocene of La Venta (Colombia) is described. The specimen consists of a right maxillary fragment preserving a root of M1, a complete M2, and a fragmentary M3. Miocallicebus is included in the Callicebinae on the basis of M2 structure, but it differs from extant Callicebus in its much larger size and the position of the pterygoid process. Morphological analysis of M2 st…
Dental variability inSaimiri and the taxonomic status ofNeosaimiri fieldsi, an early squirrel monkey from La Venta, Colombia
Variation in maxillary sinus anatomy among platyrrhine monkeys
Variations in Mitochondrial DNA of Dogs Isolated from Archaeological Sites in Japan and Neighbouring Islands
equences of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from archaeological remains of Japanese dogs were determined from 145 ancient dog samples (mainly bones) from the Jomon (100C-4C B.C.), Yayoi (4C B.C.-3C A.D.), Kofun (3-6C A.D.), Okhotsk (7-12C A.D.) and the Kamakura (12-14C A.D.) Periods.Highly variable sequences of the mitochondrial control region (198 base pairs) were amplified at least twice from independently prepared DNA extracts, and those fro…
Ritual tooth ablation in and dentometric assessment of a newly discovered collective burial at the Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Ritual tooth ablation was a characteristic form of body expression for the prehistoric Jomon people. During the 2010–2013 excavation at the Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, a new case of secondary collective burial, banjo-shuseki-bo, was discovered, in which additional cases of ritual tooth ablation were present in human skeletal remains. Here we describe the morphology and tooth extraction status of individual mandibles, and asses…
A new eosimiid from the latest middle Eocene in Pondaung, central Myanmar
A new species of eosimiid primate, cf. Eosimias paukkaungensis sp. nov., from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar is described. The specimen consists of left and right mandibular fragments preserving only the M3, so that its generic status is provisional. The cf. E. paukkaungensis fossil is much larger than homologues of the two Eosimias species from China. It is too large to be a mandible for the taxa represented by the Eosimia…
Fission-track zircon age of the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar
Newly discovered banjo-shuseki-bo (square-shaped bone-pile burial) human bones from the Final Jomon Period Hobi shell-mound site, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Banjo-shuseki-bo, unique accumulations of human bones among Jomon collective secondary burials, have been found intensively in the Final Jomon Period Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture. At the Hobi shell-mound site in Tahara City (c. 3000–2400 BP), two cases of banjo-shuseki-bo have been so far documented, referred to as Ichi-go-shuseki (Accumulation No. 1) and B-shuseki (Accumulation B). During the 2010–2013 excavations at the Hobi site, we disco…
Geographical and body size distributions of the Pondaung primates with a comment on the taxonomic assignment of NMMP 20, postcranium of an amphipithecid
Relative abundance and body size were compared among six primate genera found from the Pondaung Formation (latest middle Eocene, Myanmar). Pondaungia, consisting of two species, is the most common primate in the Pondaung fauna. A high abundance of Pondaungia savagei, the larger species, is recorded at the northern fossil localities (Mogaung area). At the southwestern localities (Bahin area), the primates are taxonomically more diverse than in the…
Cranial photographs of mammals on the web: The Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive (MCPA2) and a comparison of bone image databases
The Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive (MCPA2) is a website (http://1kai.dokkyomed.ac.jp/mammal/en/mammal.html) that includes a collection of 10,950 photographs of mammalian crania, which have been taken with a high-resolution digital camera. In the present report, we outline the characteristics of MCPA2 and how it was created, and make brief comparisons with several similar websites currently accessible via the internet. The archived MCPA2 ma…
Cranial measurements of the human skeletal remain on the image data
Epiphyseal union, tooth eruption, and sexual maturation in the common tree shrew, with reference to its systematic problem
A Case of Abnormal Temporomandibular Joint and Dental Attrition in Protohistoric Female Skeleton from Tozukayama Mound in Yonezawa, Northern Japan
In 1982, a female skeleton was excavated from protohistoric scallop-shaped (small square front with circular rear) mound. This skeleton generally shows typical characters as those from the same age (BABA et al., 1983). There, however, can be seen abnormal temporomandibular joint and dental attrition.The articular surface of the mandibular fossa is extended postero-inferiorly onto the tympanic plate (Plate I, Fig. I-B). A corresponding facet is se…
Skeletal Remains of the domestic dogs from Tagara Shell-mound, Miyagi Prefecture
The twenty-one domestic dogs were recently excavated from a Jomon shell mound at Tagara in Kesen-numa (Miyagi Pref.). None of the previously excavated shell mound in Japan have reported such a large number of buried dogs. Detailed metrical comparisons was made among adult specimens obtained at this site (10 males and 6 females), the skeletons of comparable antiquity, and the present (Shiba dogs).The size of Tagara dogs is not so different from th…
An Evidence of Right-handedness found in a Protohistoric (Kofun Age) Skeletal Remain
In 1980, a young male skeletal remain was unearthed in a Protohistoric grave in Mibu, Tochigi Prefecture, East Japan (Fig. 1). The bones show commonly robust structure in compare with his moderate stature.A unilateral hypertrophy of the clavicle was seen in this skeleton, that is, the right clavicle is much thicker than the left (Fig. 2, 3) and those of the average Japanese males for comparison (Table 1). On the other hand, the left one is slight…
Medieval Japanese Dogs in Kamakura Zaimokuza Site
Many skeletons of dogs of the Jomon period have been reported in Japan. There is little information, however, regarding medieval dogs. In 1953, the medieval burial site was excavated in Zaimokuza (Kamakura, Kanagawa Pref.). Human skeletons including 556 skulls with many of horses and dogs were unearthed there. These dogs are very important for tracing the phylogeny of the ancient Japanese dog.We examined morphologically eight reconstructed dog sk…
The fossil record of callitrichine primates
Persistence of Deciduous Tooth and Lack of Lateral Incisor in a Human Skeletal Remain of the Edo Period
Few reports has been published on the anomaly of the ancient Japanese. We recently examined human skeletal remains of the middle Edo period. The skeletons were excavated from the Nakanouchi site, Ogawa Town, Tochigi Prefecture. One of the skeletons (young adult female) showed persistence of deciduous tooth. The skeleton showed slight alveolar prognathism. Bilateral upper third molars and the lower right third molar were missing congenitally. In t…
Dental variability inSaimiri and the taxonomic status ofNeosaimiri fieldsi, an early squirrel monkey from La Venta, Colombia
First discovery of the ancient dingo‐type dog in Polynesia (Pukapuka, Cook Islands)
A Dingo‐type dog skeleton was excavated in Pukapuka Island of the Cook Islands with an estimated age of about 350 years. Luomala (1960) suggested that an investigation of the breed of Polynesian dogs would provide clues to the history of migration of the Polynesians, who domesticated the dogs. The Pukapuka dog skeleton is morphologically similar to the dingo and suggests some racial or economical interchange among Australia and Polynesian islands…
Human Skeletal Remains of the Middle to Late Jomon Period Excavated from the Inland Kitamura Site, Nagano Prefecture
Human skeletal remains of a total of 190 individuals were excavated in Kitamura Site (Nagano Pref., middle to late Jomon; ca. 4000-3000 B.P.). The morphology of Kitamura people were generally similar to the contemporary Jomon people in brachycephaly, narrow and high semicylindrical nasal bone at the nasal root, and relatively flat limb bones. The custom of tooth extraction is absent. The differences in the diet from that of coastal Jomon people r…
Morphological study of the ancient dogs from three neolithic sites in China
Ancient Chinese dogs excavated at three archaeological sites and stored in the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Academia Sinica, were the object of this study (Xiawanggang site, 5000–6000 years BP; Keshengzhuang site, 3000–4000 years BP; Shangsunjia site, Bronze age). During these periods, there were large morphological variations in Chinese dogs beyond a single dog class, as with Jomon dogs. Dogs with a large ‘stop’ we…
Morphological study of the ancient dogs from three neolithic sites in China
Ancient Chinese dogs excavated at three archaeological sites and stored in the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Academia Sinica, were the object of this study (Xiawanggang site, 5000–6000 years BP; Keshengzhuang site, 3000–4000 years BP; Shangsunjia site, Bronze age). During these periods, there were large morphological variations in Chinese dogs beyond a single dog class, as with Jomon dogs. Dogs with a large ‘stop’ we…
Variations in Mitochondrial DNA of Dogs Isolated from Archaeological Sites in Japan and Neighbouring Islands
equences of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from archaeological remains of Japanese dogs were determined from 145 ancient dog samples (mainly bones) from the Jomon (100C-4C B.C.), Yayoi (4C B.C.-3C A.D.), Kofun (3-6C A.D.), Okhotsk (7-12C A.D.) and the Kamakura (12-14C A.D.) Periods.Highly variable sequences of the mitochondrial control region (198 base pairs) were amplified at least twice from independently prepared DNA extracts, and those fro…
Cranial measurements of the human skeletal remain on the image data
New fossil materials of the earliest new world monkey,Branisella boliviana, and the problem of platyrrhine origins
Branisella boliviana, from the Late Oligocene of Salla, Bolivia, is the oldest fossil platyrrhine monkey discovered. To date, several fossil specimens of Branisella have been obtained, but most of them are fragmentary dentitions, so the animals craniodental morphology is still obscure. During the 1996 field season a pair of upper and lower jaw fragments and another nearly complete mandible were recovered. These new fossil materials reveal the fol…
New fossil materials of the earliest new world monkey, Branisella boliviana, and the problem of platyrrhine origins
Branisella boliviana, from the Late Oligocene of Salla, Bolivia, is the oldest fossil platyrrhine monkey discovered. To date, several fossil specimens of Branisella have been obtained, but most of them are fragmentary dentitions, so the animals craniodental morphology is still obscure. During the 1996 field season a pair of upper and lower jaw fragments and another nearly complete mandible were recovered. These new fossil materials reveal the fol…
A New Platyrrhine from the Middle Miocene of La Venta, Colombia, and the Phyletic Position of Callicebinae
A new platyrrhine, Miocallicebus villaviejai gen. et sp. nov., from the middle Miocene of La Venta (Colombia) is described. The specimen consists of a right maxillary fragment preserving a root of M1, a complete M2, and a fragmentary M3. Miocallicebus is included in the Callicebinae on the basis of M2 structure, but it differs from extant Callicebus in its much larger size and the position of the pterygoid process. Morphological analysis of M2 st…
A new anthropoid from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar
The upper dentition and face of from central Myanmar
Fission-track zircon age of the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar
Anthropological Society of Nippon
Endocranial cast and morphology of the olfactory bulb of Amphipithecus mogaungensis (latest middle Eocene of Myanmar)
Isotopic evidence of inland-water fishing by a Jomon population excavated from the Boji site, Nagano, Japan
Body Mass Estimates for Eocene Eosimiid and Amphipithecid Primates Using Prosimian and Anthropoid Scaling Models
Prehistoric pig and dog remains from Fais Island, Micronesia
Pig and dog remains excavated from Fais Island in Micronesia were examined. The temporal distribution pattern of the excavated bones indicates that pigs and dogs have been kept on the island since at least 450 AD and possibly since around 220 AD. Both adult pigs and dogs were small in size. The majority of the excavated specimens were young or even juvenile. It is not clear if these animals were kept on Fais Island regularly or introduced from ti…
Biology (24 works) · Geography (19 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (17 works) · Zoology (16 works) · Archaeology (14 works) · Anatomy (13 works) · Anatomy (10 works) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (10 works) · Paleontology (10 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (8 works)