Researchers from the published literatures have been reported the effectiveness of using various body parameters in predicting body height and the arm span was found to be the most reliable indices although, the association was found to be varying from race to race. Stature or body height is one of the most important and useful factor to narrow down the missing person's identity. The primary characteristics used for identification of an individual are age, sex and stature of the person. Different types of characteristics can be used to identify a person. Identification of an individual is one of the most important elements of all medico-legal cases. However, the pure Mongoloid physical features like the presence of epicanthic folds in the eyes are lacking in the Khasis. Physiognomically, the Khasis are mainly Austro-Mongoloid but with marked presence Caucasoid features with lesser Negroid features. The Khasi tribe is also called 'Children of the Seven Huts', as it consists of seven sub-tribes namely: Khynriam, Pnar, Bhoi, War, Maram, Lyngngam and Diko. The term Khasi is included in the group of matrilineal and Mon-Khmer speaking people who presently inhabit the East and the West Khasi Hills and the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. ![]() ![]() The most of the people belongs to the three major tribal groups – the Khasis (34%), the Garos (30.5%), and the Jaintias (18.5%). ![]() Called the 'Scotland of the East', by the colonial rulers long ago, it is a region of unsurpassed scenic beauty, waterfalls and mountains, lakes and valleys. Meghalaya is one of the small states of India with an area of 22,430 sq. The total population of northeast India, according to 1991 census is nearly 32 million, which constitute 3.73% of population of India as a whole. The north eastern region is surrounded by foreign territories like Bhutan, Tibet-China, Burma, and Bangladesh on the north-south and the east. The demographic structure of northeast India which comprises seven states Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura are distinct from other parts of India. There are a number of reasons and processes associated with such type of subdivisions and subsequent maintenance of their endogamy with specific group identity. The continuous process of the subdivision and/or amalgamation/admixture in the Indian population of different geographical region has been described in literature by two different models: fusion and fission. Moreover, each of these castes, tribes and religious groups are again sub-divided into a various subunits like sub-castes or sub-tribes. The most fundamental and unique features Indian population structure is the division of its population into multiple levels viz castes, tribes and religion within any particular geographical location. Physical or biological anthropology branch deals with the biological, evolutionary and demographic function of human. Anthropology has many sub-branches and one of those is the biological or physical anthropology. Anthropology is the study of mankind that studies different aspects of human life like the origin, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, social customs and beliefs of humankind.
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