P14 Human skeletal remains excavated from the main castle area in the Hara-Jo site, Nagasaki prefecture, between 1998 and 2003

Human bones considered to be those of victims (peasants and Christians)of the Shimabara Uprising in 1638 excavated from the main castle area of the Hara Jo site in 1998-2003 were studied from a physical anthropological approach. The crania, clavicles, humeri, radii, ulnae, femora, tibiae and fibulae...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anthropological Science 2007, Vol.115 (3), p.255-255
Hauptverfasser: WAKEBE T, SAIKI K, OKAMOTO K
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Sprache:jpn
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Zusammenfassung:Human bones considered to be those of victims (peasants and Christians)of the Shimabara Uprising in 1638 excavated from the main castle area of the Hara Jo site in 1998-2003 were studied from a physical anthropological approach. The crania, clavicles, humeri, radii, ulnae, femora, tibiae and fibulae were classified into those of adult males, adult females, and juveniles. Bones were counted according to the part, and the number of individuals was estimated from the number of the left femora to be 78, of which adults accounted for 68(87%)and juveniles for 10(13%). Marks considered to be sword wounds were noted in 2 crania, 1 left humerus, 7 right femora, and 2 left femora. These results suggest that the excavated human bones are those of victims of the uprising.
ISSN:0918-7960