The physical evolution and biocultural adaptation indicated by the human skeletons of Donghulin site, Beijing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22008052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jianing He (0009-0000-1695-5467, Peking University), Chaohong Zhao (Peking University), Jincheng Yu (0009-0008-1679-4497, Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage), Tianxing Cui (Zhengzhou University), Tao Wang (0000-0002-8367-8946, Capital Normal University), Jingning Guo (Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage), Yong–ming Yuan (State Administration of Cultural Heritage), Yongming Yuan (China Cultural Heritage Information and Consulting Center , Beijing , , China), Xuemei Yun (Center for the Development of Earth Science, Chinese University of Geology , Beijing , , China), Qihuang Yang (Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology , Xi’an , , China) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 184-192 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Chinese Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2160-5025 • E-ISSN: 2160-5068 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/char-2021-0014 |
| OpenAlex | W3213162827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Human remains recovered from the Donghulin site are key materials for the study of the physical evolution and biocultural adaptation of the North Chinese population during the early Holocene. Physical anthropological study of the skeletal remains of two Donghulin individuals shows that their craniofacial heterogeneity and diversity are comparable to that of the Upper Paleolithic population. Early Holocene is the critical period for the formation of the diagnostic craniofacial features of modern East Asian population. The dental macrowear, dental caries, and femoral midshaft diaphyseal cross section geometry suggest that the Donghulin people were undergoing a physical transformation attributable to reduced mobility and broad-spectrum diet, which is consistent with the Upper Paleolithic-Neolithic transition of lifestyle and subsistence strategy
Agriculture · Archaeology · Beijing · Biological anthropology · Biology · Craniofacial · Geography · Holocene · Human evolution · Middle Paleolithic · Mongoloid · Pleistocene · Population · Prehistory · Subsistence agriculture · Upper Paleolithic · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |