Ainu and Ryukyuan Cranial Nonmetric Variation
Evidence which Disputes the Ainu-Ryukyu Common Origin Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7986161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yukio Dodo (Department of Anatomy, Tohoku University School of Medicine), Naomi Doi (University of the Ryukyus), Osamu Kondo (0000-0001-9729-1446, Department of Anatomy, Tohoku University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 99-120 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570 |
| Publisher | Anthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP) |
| DOI | 10.1537/ase.106.99 |
| OpenAlex | W2075129373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 28 |
Presence or absence of 22 nonmetric traits was recorded in the crania from the islands of Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima of the Ryukyu Islands. Their trait-frequency patterns were compared with the samples from East/Southeast Asia and the world using Smith's Mean Measure of Divergence (MMD) statistic, principal coordinate analysis, and neighbor-joining clustering algorithm. The results indicated that the Ryukyuan samples aligned with the East/Southeast Asian "Mongoloid" cluster and are far distant from the Jomon/Ainu cluster. These results do not support the prevailing view which favors a common origin of the Ainu and Ryukyuan peoples. Moreover, evidence based on morphological and genetic data supporting the present conclusion, and populational uniqueness of the Jomon and Ainu were discussed
Archaeology · Biology · China · Crania · Divergence (linguistics · East Asia · Evolutionary biology · Genealogy · Geography · Linguistics · Mongoloid · Population · Sociology · Statistic · Statistics · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Morphological variations and asymmetry
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