Daisuke Kubo
Biographic Data
| ID | 97982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daisuke Kubo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daisuke |
| FAMILY NAME | Kubo |
| SIGNATURE | KUBO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Provenance and chronology of the prehistoric human remains previously deposited in Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine: Part I, South and Central Hokkaido
北海道大学医学部解剖学教室旧蔵古人骨は1960年代以前の発掘人骨からなる。多くは出土報告や人骨の記載報告が出版されていない。本研究ではそのうち道南道央の11遺跡(三ツ谷貝塚,尾白内貝塚,静狩貝塚,小幌洞窟,虻田郡高砂貝塚,室蘭市エンルム遺跡,本輪西ポンナイ,「輪西貝塚」,鷲別遺跡,大谷地貝塚,「江別A丘陵」)に由来する約40体の古人骨を対象に,骨学的調査,史料調査,及び放射性炭素年代測定を行ない,来歴の特定と帰属時期の推定を試みた。「江別A丘陵」の人骨は古写真等の調査により,旧豊平河畔に存在した続縄文期の土坑墓で発見された可能性が高いと推定された。来歴は特定できなかったが「輪西貝塚」の人骨は恵山式期に属すると判定された。そのほかの人骨試料間の較正放射性炭素年代の新旧は一部を除いて概ね予想通りで,1体は擦文文化期と推定されたが,ほかは縄文時代から続縄文期に属すると推定された。一方,人骨の絶対年代は総じて,土器型式に関連づけられた従来の実年代観からの予想より新しく,人骨試料への海洋リザーバ効…
A sting in the tail: An embedded stingray spine in a mid-1st millennium AD adult male skeleton from Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan
OBJECTIVES: We report here a stingray spine (Dasyatidae) found embedded in the femur of a male skeleton from the archaeological site of Uedomari-5, Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan. MATERIALS: A single well-preserved but incomplete human skeleton. METHODS: Macroscopic observation and low power magnification, CT imaging, radiocarbon dating and stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen) analysis. RESULTS: N (19.3‰) values indicating a diet focused on marine fo…
Internal carotid supply to the parietal meninges: A comparative study based on cranio-orbital vascular traces in modern humans and Indonesian Homo erectus
The recurrent branch of the ophthalmic artery which originates from the internal carotid artery, or the recurrent meningeal artery (RMA), often extends to the parietal meninges in non-human haplorrhines. The RMA usually enters the cranial cavity via the superior orbital fissure (SOF) in modern humans and generally via the cranio-orbital foramen (COF) in non-human haplorrhines. The present study aimed to clarify how often the RMA extends its terri…
Pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis: A probable case from Okhotsk period (5th–13th century AD) northern Japan
This paper discusses a probable case of pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis (OM) from the east Hokkaido Okhotsk (5th–13th century AD) site of Moyoro, Japan. The remains of a young child present an unusual mandibular lesion exhibiting two main features: (1) cortical thickening reflecting periosteal new bone formation, and (2) lytic alveolar destruction with associated antemortem tooth loss. The lesion was examined macroscopically, microscopically, …
Homo erectus calvaria from Ngawi (Java) and its evolutionary implications
Ngawi 1 is an undated but well-preserved Homo erectus calvaria from Java. Previous craniometric and morphological studies have shown its similarities to late Javanese H. erectus from Ngandong as well as Sambungmacan (Sm 1 [and Sm 3]). Some researchers emphasize their morphological homogeneity, and suggest that this 'Ngandong/Sambungmacan/Ngawi group' is morphologically distinct from H. erectus from the Early Pleistocene of Sangiran and Trinil, po…
Cerebellar Size Estimation from Endocranial Measurements: An Evaluation Based on MRI Data
Virtual Endocast of Qafzeh 9: A Preliminary Assessment of Right-Left Asymmetry
Endocranial proportions and postorbital morphology of the Minatogawa I and IV Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from Okinawa Island, Japan
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the endocranial and postorbital morphologies of the terminal Pleistocene Minatogawa people, and obtain insights into their evolutionary background and genealogical relationships. The Minatogawa I and IV crania were compared with 83 Homo sapiens specimens (including 19 prehistoric Jomon). Metric comparative analyses and observational evaluations revealed that the two Minatogawa endocrania are characterized b…
Mandibular tooth root size in modern Japanese, prehistoric Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils
Although dental size and morphology have contributed to population history studies in Japan, little attention has been paid to root size and dimensions. We report here computer tomography (CT)-based metrics of mandibular tooth roots in modern Japanese, Holocene Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils (15000–20000 BP). Our results confirmed that, in terms of both mesiodistal cervical diameters and root lengths, the Jomon is overall sm…
Endocranial restoration and volume estimation of the Minatogawa IV cranium using micro-CT and 3D printer systems
The Minatogawa IV cranium is one of three well-preserved Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from the Minatogawa fissure site, Okinawa Island. This cranium is more damaged than Minatogawa I and exhibits some clear post-mortem distortion. We reconstructed the endocranium of this specimen after correcting the distortion and breakage by combining digital and manual restoration procedures, and established a reliable estimate for its endocranial volu…
New reconstruction and morphological description of a Homo erectus cranium: Skull IX (Tjg-1993.05) from Sangiran, Central Java
Craniofacial morphology of Homo floresiensis: Description, taxonomic affinities, and evolutionary implication
A micro-CT based study of the endocranial morphology of the Minatogawa I cranium
The Late Pleistocene fossil human remains (individuals I–IV) of Minatogawa, Okinawa Island are important in addressing the population history of the Japanese archipelago and in understanding evolution of Homo sapiens in eastern Asia. This study is the first on Minatogawa I's endocranial morphology, based on micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). We digitally reconstructed the Minatogawa I endocast, and created its physical model using a three-dime…
Accuracy and precision of CT-based endocranial capacity estimations: A comparison with the conventional millet seed method and application to the Minatogawa 1 skull
An increasing number of studies determine endocranial capacity (ECC) digitally using serial computed tomographic (CT) scan data. However, the multiple causes of errors inherent in such measurements and the resulting degree of accuracy have not yet been fully examined. In the present study, five observers estimated the ECCs of two modern human crania by segmentation of CT data (voxel size 0.380 mm) and by means of the conventional millet seed meth…
Craniofacial morphology of Homo floresiensis: Description, taxonomic affinities, and evolutionary implication
New reconstruction and morphological description of a Homo erectus cranium: Skull IX (Tjg-1993.05) from Sangiran, Central Java
A micro-CT based study of the endocranial morphology of the Minatogawa I cranium
The Late Pleistocene fossil human remains (individuals I–IV) of Minatogawa, Okinawa Island are important in addressing the population history of the Japanese archipelago and in understanding evolution of Homo sapiens in eastern Asia. This study is the first on Minatogawa I's endocranial morphology, based on micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). We digitally reconstructed the Minatogawa I endocast, and created its physical model using a three-dime…
Mandibular tooth root size in modern Japanese, prehistoric Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils
Although dental size and morphology have contributed to population history studies in Japan, little attention has been paid to root size and dimensions. We report here computer tomography (CT)-based metrics of mandibular tooth roots in modern Japanese, Holocene Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils (15000–20000 BP). Our results confirmed that, in terms of both mesiodistal cervical diameters and root lengths, the Jomon is overall sm…
Accuracy and precision of CT-based endocranial capacity estimations: A comparison with the conventional millet seed method and application to the Minatogawa 1 skull
An increasing number of studies determine endocranial capacity (ECC) digitally using serial computed tomographic (CT) scan data. However, the multiple causes of errors inherent in such measurements and the resulting degree of accuracy have not yet been fully examined. In the present study, five observers estimated the ECCs of two modern human crania by segmentation of CT data (voxel size 0.380 mm) and by means of the conventional millet seed meth…
Homo erectus calvaria from Ngawi (Java) and its evolutionary implications
Ngawi 1 is an undated but well-preserved Homo erectus calvaria from Java. Previous craniometric and morphological studies have shown its similarities to late Javanese H. erectus from Ngandong as well as Sambungmacan (Sm 1 [and Sm 3]). Some researchers emphasize their morphological homogeneity, and suggest that this 'Ngandong/Sambungmacan/Ngawi group' is morphologically distinct from H. erectus from the Early Pleistocene of Sangiran and Trinil, po…
Pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis: A probable case from Okhotsk period (5th–13th century AD) northern Japan
This paper discusses a probable case of pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis (OM) from the east Hokkaido Okhotsk (5th–13th century AD) site of Moyoro, Japan. The remains of a young child present an unusual mandibular lesion exhibiting two main features: (1) cortical thickening reflecting periosteal new bone formation, and (2) lytic alveolar destruction with associated antemortem tooth loss. The lesion was examined macroscopically, microscopically, …
Endocranial restoration and volume estimation of the Minatogawa IV cranium using micro-CT and 3D printer systems
The Minatogawa IV cranium is one of three well-preserved Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from the Minatogawa fissure site, Okinawa Island. This cranium is more damaged than Minatogawa I and exhibits some clear post-mortem distortion. We reconstructed the endocranium of this specimen after correcting the distortion and breakage by combining digital and manual restoration procedures, and established a reliable estimate for its endocranial volu…
Endocranial proportions and postorbital morphology of the Minatogawa I and IV Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from Okinawa Island, Japan
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the endocranial and postorbital morphologies of the terminal Pleistocene Minatogawa people, and obtain insights into their evolutionary background and genealogical relationships. The Minatogawa I and IV crania were compared with 83 Homo sapiens specimens (including 19 prehistoric Jomon). Metric comparative analyses and observational evaluations revealed that the two Minatogawa endocrania are characterized b…
Accuracy and precision of CT-based endocranial capacity estimations: A comparison with the conventional millet seed method and application to the Minatogawa 1 skull
An increasing number of studies determine endocranial capacity (ECC) digitally using serial computed tomographic (CT) scan data. However, the multiple causes of errors inherent in such measurements and the resulting degree of accuracy have not yet been fully examined. In the present study, five observers estimated the ECCs of two modern human crania by segmentation of CT data (voxel size 0.380 mm) and by means of the conventional millet seed meth…
A micro-CT based study of the endocranial morphology of the Minatogawa I cranium
The Late Pleistocene fossil human remains (individuals I–IV) of Minatogawa, Okinawa Island are important in addressing the population history of the Japanese archipelago and in understanding evolution of Homo sapiens in eastern Asia. This study is the first on Minatogawa I's endocranial morphology, based on micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). We digitally reconstructed the Minatogawa I endocast, and created its physical model using a three-dime…
Mandibular tooth root size in modern Japanese, prehistoric Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils
Although dental size and morphology have contributed to population history studies in Japan, little attention has been paid to root size and dimensions. We report here computer tomography (CT)-based metrics of mandibular tooth roots in modern Japanese, Holocene Jomon, and Late Pleistocene Minatogawa human fossils (15000–20000 BP). Our results confirmed that, in terms of both mesiodistal cervical diameters and root lengths, the Jomon is overall sm…
Endocranial restoration and volume estimation of the Minatogawa IV cranium using micro-CT and 3D printer systems
The Minatogawa IV cranium is one of three well-preserved Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from the Minatogawa fissure site, Okinawa Island. This cranium is more damaged than Minatogawa I and exhibits some clear post-mortem distortion. We reconstructed the endocranium of this specimen after correcting the distortion and breakage by combining digital and manual restoration procedures, and established a reliable estimate for its endocranial volu…
New reconstruction and morphological description of a Homo erectus cranium: Skull IX (Tjg-1993.05) from Sangiran, Central Java
Craniofacial morphology of Homo floresiensis: Description, taxonomic affinities, and evolutionary implication
Endocranial proportions and postorbital morphology of the Minatogawa I and IV Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens crania from Okinawa Island, Japan
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the endocranial and postorbital morphologies of the terminal Pleistocene Minatogawa people, and obtain insights into their evolutionary background and genealogical relationships. The Minatogawa I and IV crania were compared with 83 Homo sapiens specimens (including 19 prehistoric Jomon). Metric comparative analyses and observational evaluations revealed that the two Minatogawa endocrania are characterized b…
Cerebellar Size Estimation from Endocranial Measurements: An Evaluation Based on MRI Data
Virtual Endocast of Qafzeh 9: A Preliminary Assessment of Right-Left Asymmetry
Homo erectus calvaria from Ngawi (Java) and its evolutionary implications
Ngawi 1 is an undated but well-preserved Homo erectus calvaria from Java. Previous craniometric and morphological studies have shown its similarities to late Javanese H. erectus from Ngandong as well as Sambungmacan (Sm 1 [and Sm 3]). Some researchers emphasize their morphological homogeneity, and suggest that this 'Ngandong/Sambungmacan/Ngawi group' is morphologically distinct from H. erectus from the Early Pleistocene of Sangiran and Trinil, po…
Pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis: A probable case from Okhotsk period (5th–13th century AD) northern Japan
This paper discusses a probable case of pediatric mandibular osteomyelitis (OM) from the east Hokkaido Okhotsk (5th–13th century AD) site of Moyoro, Japan. The remains of a young child present an unusual mandibular lesion exhibiting two main features: (1) cortical thickening reflecting periosteal new bone formation, and (2) lytic alveolar destruction with associated antemortem tooth loss. The lesion was examined macroscopically, microscopically, …
A sting in the tail: An embedded stingray spine in a mid-1st millennium AD adult male skeleton from Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan
OBJECTIVES: We report here a stingray spine (Dasyatidae) found embedded in the femur of a male skeleton from the archaeological site of Uedomari-5, Rebun Island, Hokkaido, Japan. MATERIALS: A single well-preserved but incomplete human skeleton. METHODS: Macroscopic observation and low power magnification, CT imaging, radiocarbon dating and stable isotope (carbon, nitrogen) analysis. RESULTS: N (19.3‰) values indicating a diet focused on marine fo…
Internal carotid supply to the parietal meninges: A comparative study based on cranio-orbital vascular traces in modern humans and Indonesian Homo erectus
The recurrent branch of the ophthalmic artery which originates from the internal carotid artery, or the recurrent meningeal artery (RMA), often extends to the parietal meninges in non-human haplorrhines. The RMA usually enters the cranial cavity via the superior orbital fissure (SOF) in modern humans and generally via the cranio-orbital foramen (COF) in non-human haplorrhines. The present study aimed to clarify how often the RMA extends its terri…
Provenance and chronology of the prehistoric human remains previously deposited in Department of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine: Part I, South and Central Hokkaido
北海道大学医学部解剖学教室旧蔵古人骨は1960年代以前の発掘人骨からなる。多くは出土報告や人骨の記載報告が出版されていない。本研究ではそのうち道南道央の11遺跡(三ツ谷貝塚,尾白内貝塚,静狩貝塚,小幌洞窟,虻田郡高砂貝塚,室蘭市エンルム遺跡,本輪西ポンナイ,「輪西貝塚」,鷲別遺跡,大谷地貝塚,「江別A丘陵」)に由来する約40体の古人骨を対象に,骨学的調査,史料調査,及び放射性炭素年代測定を行ない,来歴の特定と帰属時期の推定を試みた。「江別A丘陵」の人骨は古写真等の調査により,旧豊平河畔に存在した続縄文期の土坑墓で発見された可能性が高いと推定された。来歴は特定できなかったが「輪西貝塚」の人骨は恵山式期に属すると判定された。そのほかの人骨試料間の較正放射性炭素年代の新旧は一部を除いて概ね予想通りで,1体は擦文文化期と推定されたが,ほかは縄文時代から続縄文期に属すると推定された。一方,人骨の絶対年代は総じて,土器型式に関連づけられた従来の実年代観からの予想より新しく,人骨試料への海洋リザーバ効…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Anatomy (10 works) · Biology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Paleontology (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Crania (6 works) · Evolutionary biology (6 works) · Geography (6 works)