INTEGRATED ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON KORKU TRIBES
IN 2020 (INDIA, MAHARASHTRA). PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Author:
Kulkarni S.S.1, Pezhemsky D.V.2, Dubova N.A.3, Vagner-Sapukhina E.A.4, Zaripova L.R.5, Leybova N.A.3, Pakhare V.R.1, Tonde K.S.6, Chirkova A.Kh.2, Choudhari C.R.1
Affiliation:
1. Savitribai Phule Pune University 2. Lomonosov Moscow State University; The Paleoethnology Research Center, Novaya ploshchad' 3. Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology RAS 4. The Paleoethnology Research Center, Novaya ploshchad' 5. The Paleoethnology Research Center, Novaya ploshchad'; Institute of Oriental Studies RAS 6. King Edward Memorial Hospital Research Center, Sardar Moodliar Road, Rasta Peth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Abstract
Introduction. In February 2020, the third season of the Russian-Indian Anthropological expedition was conducted in Maharashtra. The field work was coordinated by Paleoethnology Research Center (Russia) and Department of Anthropology of Savitribai Phule Pune University (India). The goal was to examine Korku people, who are members of the Mundo-speaking branch of the Austroasiatic family.
Data and methods. A total of 293 people were examined from three different Amravati district locations. The sociological questionnaire indicated that 285 individuals were members of the Korku, of which 196 individuals were children and teenagers (95 male, 101 female) and 89 individuals were older than 17 years (58 male, 31 female). Following the traditions of the Russian anthropological school, the study of Korku was conducted using as many morphological techniques as possible, including the collection of data on somatometry, cephalometry, cephaloscopy, dental anthropology, dermatoglyphics, and anthropological photo. All data was collected according to the law protecting personal data and the principles of bioethics.
Results and discussion. Korku people tend to have dark pigmentation of the eyes, hair and skin, and soft, wavy hair. Males are orthognathic in the vertical profile of the face, females are mesognathic. Horizontal profiling in both sexes is characterized by average values. The lateral profile of the nasal bridge is flattened, the eye gap is of medium width and has horizontal orientation, while epicanthus is rare. According to the head index, males are mesocephalic with a tendency to subbrachycephaly, the proportions of the face and nose are characterized by average values. Women are also mesocephalic, relatively leptorineic. According to somatometric indicators, males have an average body length (164.4 cm). According to the proportions of the body, males and females are brachymorphic. The body length and chest circumference of children increases smoothly with age. The same growth curve is typical for body weight with a slight jump in the transition from 10–11 y.o. to 12–14 y.o. Composite portraits of Korku males and females were compiled in three standard norms. Dermatoglyphics and dental anthropology data are still being analyzed.
Conclusion. The Russian-Indian Anthropological Expedition examined the Korku people using an integrated anthropological approach during the 2020 field season. The Korku's somatometric, cephalometric, and cephaloscopic characteristics were acquired and presented for the first time.
Publisher
Moscow University Press
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