Abstract
Somatological measurements were conducted on a total of 182 male forestry workers rangings in age from the twenties to the fifties as selected from Yakushima islanders. Major results were as follows. 1. The mean value obtained for the maximum head length was 188.74mm, which is to be ranked in the lower category of Medium Type. The mean value for the maximum head breadth was 155.67mm which is to be ranked as Broad Type. The length-breadth index was 85.09 which belongs to Brachycephalic Type. 2. The mean value for the breadth of zygomatic arch was 146.08mm which belongs to Broad Type, and the mean value for the morphological facial height was 124.13mm which belongs to Medium High Type. The morphological facial index was 87.37 which is to be classified in Medium Type. However, the frequency of types showed that Medium Typs was 16.85%, Long Type was 28.80%, Extreme Short Type was 28.26% in all subjects. 3. The mean value for the nose height was 58.96mm which belongs to Medium High Type, and that for the nose breadth was 38.76mm which belongs to Narrow Type. The nose index was 68.88 which belongs to High Type. 4. The mean value for the body height was 161.79cm which belongs to Sub-medium Type and the relative chest girth was 55.67 which belongs to Broad Type.
