Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia
Stepanova Alevtina Vladimirovna, PhD; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6725-5257; alevtina.s.mail@yandex.ru
Introduction. The main objective of the study is to present for the first time the data of the dermatoglyphics of the Kirgiz in the village of Dzhirgatal and to assess the severity of the Mongoloid component in this group. Materials and methods. The dermatoglyphic collection (84 male and 62 female handprints) was collected as part of a genetic-anthropological expedition to the Pamirs (1984). Palm prints were taken using the ink method. The collection was processed according to the method of H. Cummins and Ch. Midlo. Finger and palm patterns were studied. The Cummins index and delta index were calculated. Circular polygons of signs of dermatoglyphics were built and the values of the Caucasian-Mongoloid complex were calculated. Literary data were used for comparative analysis. Results and discussion. As a result of the study, data on the dermatoglyphics of the Kyrgyz of the village of Dzhirgatal were introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. Frequencies of finger and palmar patterns in the studied group are presented. It has been shown that bilateral and sex differences in dermatoglyphic signs reflect general distribution trends. Constructed on the basis of key dermatoglyphic features, the combination polygons for the male and female groups of the Kyrgyz of Dzhirgatal, on the whole, have a shape characteristic of the Mongoloids, while revealing features of both the South Siberian and Central Asian local races. Conclusion. The results obtained clearly demonstrate that skin patterns are a source of historical and biological information, and dermatoglyphics greatly support the data obtained by other methods in anthropology, showing its high value for anthropological analysis, which is a prerequisite for further analysis of the studied group in terms of racial diagnosis and search for associations signs of dermatoglyphics and other genetically determined systems.
Kyrgyz of Dzhirgatal; signs of dermatoglyphics; finger patterns; palm patterns; Caucasian-Mongoloid complex
DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2021.3.044-058
Цит.: Stepanova A.V. Anthropological study of Kyrgyz population of the Pamirs. Part II. Dermatoglyphic characteristics of the Kyrgyz of Dzhirgatal // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2021; 3/2021; с. 44-58 (Published: September 14, 2021)
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