摘要：Human skeletal remains of a total of 190 individuals were excavated in Kitamura Site (Nagano Pref., middle to late Jomon; ca. 4000-3000 B.P.). The morphology of Kitamura people were generally similar to the contemporary Jomon people in brachycephaly, narrow and high semicylindrical nasal bone at the nasal root, and relatively flat limb bones. The custom of tooth extraction is absent. The differences in the diet from that of coastal Jomon people resulted in the extremely low frequency of the dental caries and the high frequency of the enamel hypoplasia. The relatively high percentage of aged individuals is a major characteristic of Kitamura Site.
关键词：Kitamura Site;late Jomon;enamel hypoplasia;dental caries;inland population
