東洋學 第49輯(2011年 2月) 檀國大學校 東洋學硏究所
Anthropology of Archaeological Populations from Northeast Asia* 34)Tumen
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Abstract Archaeological investigations show that during the prehistoric period (Neolithic, Bronze and Iron age and subsequent historical periods) of Northeast Asia the territory of the Asian region was inhabited by multicultural populations and occurred cross regional extensive migration resulted cultural exchange between the multicultural populations. Anthropological comparative studies of the archaeological populations from Northeast Asia through of time from Neolithic up to medieval period
show that the
prehistoric populations from region were great heterogeneity of anthropological traits. In the Neolithic and Early Bronze age, Xiongnu period the territory of Kazakhstan, Altai mountain, South Siberia, Xinjiang and Western Mongolia was inhabited by people with Caucasoid or Mongoloid and Caucasoid mixed anthropological features while the Baikal region, East Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
were occupied by
populations with developed Mongoloid anthropological traits. Obtained results of anthropological comparative analysis between archaeological populations from the Northeast Asia show that the first wave of mongoloids migration from east to west and Caucasoid populations from west to east of Northeast Asia likely took place at the end of Neolithic period. The populations migrations continued during the subsequent historical periods and lasted up to medieval or Mongolian period. The cross regional migration of archaeological populations from Northeast Asia played noticeable role in history, culture, etnogenesis and anthropological structure of populations from the region of Asia. [Key Words] Neolithic age, Bronze age, Iron age, Xiongnu, cross regional migration, Caucasoid, Mongoloid *
We thank the POSCO foundation for their financial support to undertake the anthropological research in China and Russia within the research project “Cultural relationship and migration of ancient nomads of Eurasian steppe: anthropological perspective 2008~2009 and ARC, NUM (Asian Research Center at National University)” We heartedly thank Dr. Zho Xong, Director of Anthropological laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Dr.Zhang Quan chao, researcher Wei Dong, Anthropological laboratory, Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology, Jilin University, Dr. Nasanbayar, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Inner Mongolian University and Dr. Chikisheva T.A. Head of the anthropological laboratory, Institute of archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of RAS, Dr. Dashibalov B.B. and Buraev A.B., Institute of Mongolian studies, Buryat State University for giving us excellent opportunity to study valuable anthropological collection housed at their institutions and for their help and hospitality during our stay at the institutions. ** Professor, National University of Mongolia / tumen@num.edu.mn
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