Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (2): 251-257.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2018.02.019

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Comparison of head facial characteristics between the Manchu-Tungusic group

 LIU Xiao-yuan1 WEN You-feng2 YE Li-ping 3* JU Yue GAO Yan-long5 HAN Yan4 CHEN Li 4   

  1. 1.School of Dentistry; 2.Department of Anatomy; 3.Department of Pathophysiology; 4. School of Nursing; 5.School of Public Health Jinzhou Medical University, Liaoning Jinzhou 121000, China
  • Received:2017-06-12 Revised:2017-08-23 Online:2017-04-06 Published:2018-04-06
  • Contact: YE Li-ping E-mail:liuxiaoyuan0423@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate both the head and face characteristics and the kinships of Manchu-Tungusic people. Methods According to the method of anthropometry, 17 head and face index were investigated in 1014 Manchu-Tungusic healthy adults (including Manchu, Ewenki, Hezhen, Oroqen and Xibe) living in Liaoning province, Heilongjiang province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The data were input into SPSS 20.0 software package for statistics processing including of variance analysis, chi-square test and cluster analysis, etc. Results The head and facial index of hezhen adults has little difference from manchu and Oroqen(6 and 5 index in Men respectively, 2 and 6 index in female respectively),while it has many differences from xibe (15 index in men, 11 index in female). The physical characteristics of Hezhen between North and South Tungus is characterized by hyperbrachycephaly,mesoprosopy,leptoprosopy,leptorrhiny and frontal breadth. Manchu as well as Xibe are characterized by brachycephaly, hyperleptoprosopy, leptorrhiny(male), mesorrhin(female),and a little frontal breadth. Ewenki is featured by hyperbrachycephaly, mesoprosopy(male),leptoprosopy(female),and frontal breadth. Oroqen is impressed by mesocephaly(male), brachycephaly(female), hyperleptoprosopy, leptorrhiny, and a little frontal breadth. The result of cluster analysis show that 16 nationalities such as Manchu, Ewenki, Hezhen and Oroqen gather into one category, and Xibe, Yugu and Korean belong to others. Conclusion The Manchu, Hezhen, Oroqen, and Ewenki people are closely related to each other, while the Xibe people are more distantly related to other Manchu-Tungusic people.

Key words: Manchu-Tungusic people, Head and facial characteristics, Comparison, Kinship, Physical anthropology, Adult