新疆哈密黑沟梁墓地出土人骨的创伤、病理及异常形态研究

本文是对出土于新疆哈密黑沟梁墓地古代人骨的病理、创伤及异常形态的综合研究。通过检查,笔者发现齿科疾病、关节疾病、创伤等病理现象在该人群中都有一定频率的出现。在对这些现象进行客观描述的基础上, 本文对这些病理现象出现的原因以及反映出该批人群的生活状况做出推论。文中同时对骨骼形态与功能的关系做了尝试性分析和讨论。

An Osteological Analysis of Human Remains from the Heigouliang Cemetery in Hami, Xinjiang

Analyses of skeletal and dental pathologies in the human remains from Heigouliang cemetery,Hami,Xinjiang,were conducted to make inferences about the diet,life style and health of the once-living population.The permanent dentition reveals a special pattern of wear and oral pathology,and degenerative joint diseases and trauma have also been found in certain frequencies.Based on trauma and other nutritional stress indicators,the author suggests that significant amounts of strain were placed upon this population.The preliminary study of biomechanics on this skeletal assemblage has also been reported.The ancient pathology illustrated in the present article includes the missing teeth while living and abnormal abrasions possibly relating to the functions of teeth,inflammation in the joints and the distortion caused by the inflammation.The wounds presented include stab wounds,chopped wounds and fractures.Some anomalous forms which might be related to their specialized functions were found on the Long Bones.The article also analyzes the daily activities that might cause these symptoms based on sports anatomy.Among them,the distortion possibly caused by riding is reported firstly in China.Hopefully,this article could provide some help in displaying the life styles of the ancient people from this cemetery.