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Relationships between classical and biomedical anthropology

Nikolaev V.G. (1), Nikityuk D.B. (2,3,4), Nikolenko V.N. (3,4), Sindeeva L.V. (1)

1) Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after professor V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky, Krasnoyarsk; 2) Scientific-Research Institute of Nutrition, Moscow; 3) First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov, Moscow; 4) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow

Nikolaev V.G., e-mail: anatomiy_kgma@bk.ru; Nikityuk D.B., e-mail: nikitjuk@ion.ru; Nikolenko V.N., e-mail: vn.nikolenko@yandex.ru; Sindeeva L.V., e-mail: lsind@mail.ru

Abstract

Biomedical anthropology is based on individual evaluation of human organism with consideration for its somatopsychic integrity. It requires development of new methodological approaches and enhancement of technological capabilities in health evaluation. The article schematically presents relationships between classical and biomedical anthropology and specification of scientific directions in biomedical anthropology for integration with classical anthropology. The aim of the research is to show the possibility of integration of various directions in anthropology for solving tasks of medical profile. Anthropological and bioimpedance examination of different age-sex groups of Eastern Siberian population and residents of Central Russia were discussed. Paleogenetic and paleopathological research of skeletal series from Krasnoyarsk city necropolises was conducted in association with paleogeneticists. According to the results of paleogenetic research, it is proven that South Siberia during the period from Bronze to Iron Age was populated by people with vividly expressed European traits. The male and female remains belonged to halogroup R1a-M17 found in early Indo Europeans. Results of anthropometric study show the presence of gracilization of Eastern Siberian population in comparison with the inhabitants of Central Russia. Conclusions. The integration of anthropological and medical knowledge can be considered as a base of preventative medicine. The long-term experience of using the anthropological methods in medicine allowed to follow the ontogenetic variability of physical status of Eastern Siberian population. At the same time the unity of methodological approach gives the possibility to conduct a comparative analysis of physical development parameters both on inter-regional and intergenerational levels.

Keywords

biomedical anthropology, Eastern Siberia, ethnic groups, health, physical development

Цит.: Nikolaev V.G., Nikityuk D.B., Nikolenko V.N., Sindeeva L.V. Relationships between classical and biomedical anthropology // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2016; 3/2016; с. 97-103