Early Jomon and Yayoi human skeletal remains from Shimomotoyama Rock Shelter, Sasebo, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan

Variation in limb proportions between Jomon foragers and Yayoi agriculturalists from prehistoric Japan.

Variation in limb proportions between prehistoric Jomon and Yayoi people of Japan are explored by this study. Jomon people were the descendents of Pleistocene nomads who migrated to the Japanese Islands around 30,000 yBP. Phenotypic and genotypic evidence indicates that Yayoi people were recent migrants to Japan from continental Northeast Asia who likely interbred with Jomon foragers. Limb prop...

Bioarchaeology: Scientific Studies of Archaeological Human Skeletal Remains

Bioarchaeology is an interdisciplinary academic specialty, which through the scientific analysis and interpretation of archaeological human skeletal remains, bridges the link between the biological sciences, medicine, anthropology and social sciences. The cornerstone of bioarchaeology is the interaction between culture and human biology. Since the study of people and ancient societies is one of...

Preliminary Findings on Human Skeletal Remains from Harappan site of Farmana

The present paper deals with the primary observations conducted on human skeletal remains excavated at Harappan siteof Farmana. The site (29°02’22”N and 76°18’21”E) in the jurisdiction of Meham block of Rohtak district, Haryana, islocally known as Daksh Kheda. Three cultural phases have been identified; Early Harappan, Mature Harappan and LateHarappan, dating back to 2500 BC. In all 70 burial p...

Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection in Kami-Goto-Town, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Long-term trends of the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Japan is still increasing. The aim of the present study was to analyze the epidemiological trend of HCC in the Western area of Japan, Nagasaki. A total of 1,807 patients with HCC diagnosed at our two hospitals between 1981 and 2005 were consecutively recruited for this study. Cohorts of patients with HCC were categorized into five-year interval...