Korean J Phys Anthropol. 1994 Dec;7(2):187-198. English.
Published online Dec 31, 1994.
https://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.1994.7.2.187
Published online Dec 31, 1994.
https://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.1994.7.2.187
Copyright © 1994 Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists
Original Article
An Anthropometric Study of the Head and Face in Uygurs of Xinjiang, China
Ki Seok Koh,
Young Il Hwang,
Seung Ho Han,
Byoung Young Choi,
Kyu Seok Lee,
Hee Jine Kim,
Kyung Hoon Lee
and Min Suk Chung
Abstract
Stature and four cephalometric measurements (head lengh, head breadth, bizygomatic diameter, bigonial diameter) were examined from samples of 461 Uygur in Xinjiang, China. Comparisons of head and facial morphology with geographically adjacent tribes were carried out to characterize Uygur population and to understand racial hybridity. Most of Uygur were hyperbrachycephalic as expressed by cephalic index and had larger lateral facial and smaller antero-posterior dimensions than Western Caucasians. The values of metric traits showed differences between East and West among Uygur populations. The results support the genetic diversity that seems to be caused by genetic hybridity and unequal growth between East and West in Uygur.
Keywords
Uygur; Head; Face; Cephalometrics; Geographic difference
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