A human skeletal remain of the Kofun period excavated from the Shimozuru tumulus, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Abstract

A human skeletal remain of the Kofun period were excavated from North Kyushu where human skeletons of the Yayoi period with a high face and tall stature had been found. The Shimozuru Kofun skull has a high upper face, the orbit and nasal part are close to the Yayoi skeletons excavated in this area, and those heights are higher than the mean values of the Yayoi skeletons in North Kyushu.