Age-Related Changes in Orbits of Ancient Children from Zaghunluq Cemetery in Xinjiang, China.

4区生物学 Q2 Medicine

Human Biology Pub Date : 2021-10-01 DOI:10.13110/humanbiology.92.4.01

Haijun Li, Huimin Chen, Letian He, Liming Liu, Bo Wang, Xiaoyong Xiao

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Abstract

Thirty-eight skull samples of ancient children were analyzed that were excavated from the Zaghunluq cemetery, which dates between 2600 and 1900 cal yr BP. The orbit features of children during age changes and growth spurt periods were explored by comparing the orbital height, orbital breadth, orbital area, orbital index, and other measurements among different age groups: 2 years, 3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-11 years, and 12-15 years. The analysis showed significant differences in orbital breadth across the five age groups, while differences in orbital height, orbital area, and orbital index were not significant. The growth spurt period of orbital breadth I was during 3-5 years of age, and the growth spurt period of orbital breadth II occurred during 6-8 years. Notably, the orbital height of a 2-year-old child has reached 92.7% of adult size. This may elucidate changes in the orbits of children due to age in ancient Xinjiang, China.

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新疆扎古鲁克墓园古代儿童轨道的年龄相关变化

研究人员分析了从扎古鲁克墓地出土的38个古代儿童头骨样本，这些头骨的年代在公元前2600年到1900年之间。通过比较2岁、3-5岁、6-8岁、9-11岁、12-15岁儿童的眼眶高度、眼眶宽度、眼眶面积、眼眶指数等指标，探讨儿童在年龄变化和生长突增期的眼眶特征。分析结果显示，5个年龄组患者的眼眶宽度差异有统计学意义，而眼眶高度、眼眶面积和眼眶指数差异无统计学意义。轨道宽度I的生长突增期出现在3-5岁，轨道宽度II的生长突增期出现在6-8岁。值得注意的是，2岁儿童的眼眶高度已经达到成人的92.7%。这可能解释了中国古代新疆儿童的轨道随年龄的变化。

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Human Biology 生物-生物学

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