SUBJECT #1 - ANCIENT HUMAN DISEASES: In human history, the disease is not just a subject of medical research. Much of human health and disease is determined by the environment and socio-economic conditions. For the past decades, I have conducted scientific research on the history of diseases in East Asia using medical research techniques.
SUBJECT #2 - THE ANIMALS: The historical analysis of health and disease of domesticated animals is very important in understanding human pathology.To reveal how livestock diseases have affected human health in history, I have conducted works on domesticated animals in East Asia through historical, genetic, and zooarchaeological research
SUBJECT #3 - THE PLANTS: In human history, the beginning of agriculture and human diseases are much more closely related than expected. As crop cultivation began, many changes in society gave convenience and abundance compared to the era of making a living by hunting. However, agriculture also had a great influence on the history of human diseases due to poor crops and changes in cultivated crops. In this sense, the study of agriculture in East Asia and the identification of related disease history are very important.
SUBJECT #4 - THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THIS PROJECT: After examining the historical changes in the diseases of human and animals, and crop ecology, the relationship between them would be revealed to obtain answers to the following several questions. How did human diseases link with changes in the surrounding environment? Was human disease related to the spread of animal diseases? How did the success or failure of crop production affect human diseases and lives?

July 16, 2024

[Publication] Anatomical Landmarks Used for Post-mortem Investigation Records Described in Jeungsu Muwonrok Eonhae of Joseon Dynasty Period

K2023-2. 윤영현, 신동훈, 홍성욱, 홍승직, 이숭덕, 기호철, 김창영. 조선 후기 증수무원록언해 시장기록에 기술된 해부학용어의 검토. 해부.생물인류학 36(2): 67-76 [Korean].

Yun YH, Shin DH, Hong S, Hong SJ, Lee SD, Ki HC, Kim CY. Anatomical Landmarks Used for Post-mortem Investigation Records Described in Jeungsu Muwonrok Eonhae of Joseon Dynasty Period. Anat Biol Anthropol. 2023 Jun;36(2):67-76. https://doi.org/10.11637/aba.2023.36.2.67

Abstract : Jeungsu Muwonrok greatly influenced the establishment of traditional forensic investigation techniques in pre-modern East Asian countries. Joseon period documents based on Muwonrok are called Geoman, which includes the post-mortem investigation records and interrogation report that questioned those involved in the incident. By reviewing the contents of this document from a medical perspective, we could obtain important information related to the death of the deceased and the circumstances occurring at the time of the incident. However, the lack of anatomical review of the terminologies referring to each part of the human body has been a major obstacle to the accurate understanding of the document. In this study, it is therefore intended to help researchers conducting research on the post-mortem investigation records of Joseon Dynasty by accurately estimating the exact anatomical location of human body parts described in them. As a result of the review, it is not difficult to convert the names of each body part in the post-mortem document into modern anatomical terms. However, it is also true that anatomical positions at the head part were ambiguous, so a more thorough review was required for them. The information obtained in this report is expected to enable a more accurate understanding of the criminal scenes described in Joseon period postmortem investigation records. 



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