COM.on C.A.4:e1/1-4     Online published on Feb.3, 2010.
doi:10.4236/coca.2010.41001
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Analyzing Courtyard Tombs Found among the Gelong in Hainan

LI Hui1, LI Dongna2

1. MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Siences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; 2. Department of Biology, Hainan Medical College, Haikou HN571101, China.

ABSTRACT: The Gelong people reside downstream the Changhua River in the western Hainan. The Gelong language, also known as "Cun", is considered a Hlai or Gelao language. Genetically, the Gelong are most closely related to the Gelao people. During a research expedition in Sand Village, Sigeng Township of Dongfang City, we found that the Gelong bury family members in their yards, thus keeping the departed very close to the living. Like the Gelao, the Gelong use stone coffins and practice bone-cleaning rituals as well as couple burials. These parallels suggest a strong socio-cultural resemblance between the Gelao and Gelong.

Key words: Gelong; Changhua River in Hainan Province; Bone-cleaning ritual; Stone coffin; Gelao

Recieved: Feb.1 2010   Accepted: Feb. 2,2010  Corresponding: LHCA@fudan.edu.cn


《现代人类学通讯》第四卷e1篇 第1-4页  2010年2月3日网上发行

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海南仡隆人院子里的墓地

李辉1,李冬娜2

1.复旦大学生命科学学院现代人类学教育部重点实验室,上海 200433;2.海南医学院生物学教研室,海口 571101

摘要:仡隆人分布于海南岛最西端的昌化江下游两岸,其语言村话被认为属于黎语类或仡佬语类,遗传结构上最接近仡佬族。走访东方市四更镇沙村的过程中,我们发现仡隆人习惯于把家庭成员的墓地安排在院子中,过世的人与活人毗邻而居。仡隆人还实行捡骨葬,夫妻合葬,使用石棺,这些特征与仡佬族非常相似,却与黎族很不同。这一现象提示在社会文化上仡隆人与仡佬族也有诸多相似之处。

关键词仡隆人;海南省昌化江;捡骨葬;石棺;仡佬族

 

收稿日期:2010年2月1日  修回日期:2010年2月2联系人:李辉 LHCA@fudan.edu.cn


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