Abstract
The writer made a biometric measurement of bodies, heads and faces for 528. adult inhabitants of Hongu-machi and Kumanogawa-machi situated in the valley of the upper course of the Kumano River, Wakayama perfecture, from the constitutional-anthropological point of view, in October, 1957. The summarized findings through thedetailed examination on measurements and indices over 25 items are as follows:
1. The average height of the inhabitants is 160.52±0, 26cm which belongs to“short -medium height” by Mr. Martin's classification and to “medium height” by Prof. Koya and his group. It is a similar type to those of the eastern part of Saitama prefecture and Shimoheii district, Iwate prefecture.
2. The average comparative-length of the upper limbs is 41.19±0.06. Over half of all, the higher ratio than other districts, belong to the “short arm” class.
3. The maximum length of head is 188.83±0.30mm which is similar to the inhabitantsof Hiuga and Iwaki. The maximum breadth of head is 153.62.±0.25mm which is similar to those Northern Shinshu, Southern Kyushu and Shimoheii district, Iwateprefecture. The average index number of length-breadth of head is 81.84±0.22 which belongs to “short head-length” by Martin's classification and is similar to the inhabitants of Tsushima island, Northern Shinshu and Hida.
4. The breadth of zygomatic arch is 144.29±0.23mm and the index of zygomatic arch is 77.54±0.15. Many of the facial types here belong to the middle type of the face classification.
5. The average number of the morphological face index is 83.87+0.21mm which is relatively low. The distribution of the face classification is similar to that of inhabitants of Murayama basin. The close similarity in the type difference is seen with Shinshu Azumi, Southern part of Noto Peninsula, Hida, Oku Noto and Murayama basin.
