Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2002 Dec;15(4):263-278.

Anthropometry of a Male Child Mummy from a Tomb of Joseon Dynasty Period in Korea

• Lee UY
• Shin DH
• Lee JM
• Han SH

Abstract

On November 14, 2001, well -preserved male child corpse was excavated at Heapyeong Yoon's family mountain, Gyeonggi -do, in Korea. For one year after the excavation, the researches about this mummified male were made with various aspects including physical anthropology, forensic medicine, histology, radiology, and archaeology. After the researches, the mummy was presumed to be born at A.D. 1680, the middle of Joseon dynasty period and to die at about 5.5 years old by small pox or complications of same disease. This study is for physical anthropological measurement for this mummy and comparison to anthropometric data of mordern Korean 5 years old male child. The ratio of iliocristal height, iliospinal height and total arm length to standing height of the mummy is smaller than the same age group of mordern Korean. In cephalic index, the head of the mummy is hyperbrachycephalic, acrocephalic and hypsicephalic. There is no difference of cephalic index between the mummy and the same age group of mordern Korean. The mummy was taken the whole body computed tomography with 1mm slice distance. After automatic segmentation process of the skull, the model of the skull was reconstructed.

Keyword

Mummy, Anthropometry, Joseon dynasty period

MeSH Terms

Anthropology, Physical
Anthropometry*
Archaeology
Arm
Cadaver
Child*
Child, Preschool
Forensic Medicine
Gyeonggi-do
Head
Humans
Korea*
Male*
Mummies*
Skull