Heian-period human skeletal remains from the shomyoji shell midden in Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture

Yasuo Hagihara; Tomoki Ohtani; Yuka Hatano; Minoru Yoneda; Toshihiko Suzuki; Fumiko Saeki; Junmei Sawada; Ryoko Koibuchi; Takashi Nara

doi:10.1537/ase.190710

Heian-period human skeletal remains from the shomyoji shell midden in Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture

Yasuo Hagihara, Tomoki Ohtani, Yuka Hatano, Minoru Yoneda, Toshihiko Suzuki, Fumiko Saeki, Junmei Sawada, Ryoko Koibuchi, Takashi Nara

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The excavation of the Shomyoji shell midden in 2017 recovered more than 26 human skeletal remains belonging to the Jomon, Kofun, and Heian periods. In this paper, we describe one Heian-period (AD 794–1185) individual (SK1), who was dated to 957–900 calBP by radiocarbon dating. SK1 is well preserved, presumably a male, and aged approximately 20–35 years. The morphology of the cranium and teeth are not similar to that seen in the Kanto Jomon and Kamakura populations; it is closer to that of Yayoi immigrants from northern Kyusyu. SK1 has a severe lesion around the hip joint, and the left innominate bone and femur are atrophied. From this lesion, we can presume that SK1 had suffered from a hip joint disease such as tuberculous arthritis of the hip.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-158
Number of pages	10
Journal	Anthropological Science
Volume	127
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1537/ase.190710
Publication status	Published - 2019

Keywords

Heian period
Human remains
Palaeopathology
Shomyoji shell midden
Tuberculous arthritis of the hip

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Heian-period human skeletal remains from the shomyoji shell midden in Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture

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