The early Hoabinian, the Neolithic Da But and the Dong Son (early Metal age) civilized peoples in northern Vietnam were investigated based on dental morphology and were compared with specimens from surrounding Northeast and Southeast Asia including Australians and Melanesians. In both the metric and nonmetric tooth traits, the Hoabinian and Da But specimens had dental features similar to the prehistoric Southeast Asians and the Australo-Melanesians, but also had partially Northeast Asian characteristics. On the other hand, the Northeast Asian features become distinct in the dentition of the Dong Son people, which have close ties with the modern Vietnamese. Thus, the Vietnamese, as well as the other modern Southeast Asians and Japanese, are considered to be a blend of indigenous Southeast Asians who are closely related to the Australo-Melanesian lineage, and migrants from Northeast Asia. Bei Menschen der Dong Son Kultur (frühe Metallzeit), der Da But-Neusteinzeit und der frühen Hoabinh-Zeit wurde die Zahnmorphologie im Vergleich mit rezenten Mustern aus Bevölkerungen der umliegenden Gebiete Nord- und Südostasiens einschließlich der Australier und Melanesier untersucht. Es zeigte sich, daß die Hoabinh und Da But Menschen sowohl in den metrischen wie auch in den non-metrischen Zahnmerkmalen Muster aufweisen, die denen der prähistorischen Südostasiaten und der Australo-Melanesier entsprechen. Daneben finden sich aber auch teilweise nordostasiatische Merkmale. Andererseits weist die Dentition der Dong Son Menschen Unterschiede zu den nordostasiatischen Merkmalen auf und schließt sich mehr an die modernen Vietnamesen an. Daraus läßt sich schließen, daß die Vietnamesen ebenso wie andere südostasiatische Bevölkerungen und Japaner eine Mischung ursprünglicher Südostasiaten waren, die wiederum enge Beziehungen zu der australo-melanesischen Linie aufweisen, sowie zu Migranten aus Nordostasien.
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