NATURAL CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS AND THE PREDICTION OF ENDEMIC GOITER

The incidence of endemic goiter in southeast Kazakhstan, a highly goitrogenic province of the Soviet Union, is related to the geochemical setting of the region's natural areal complexes. The occurrence of endemic goiter is usually attributed simply to iodine deficiency. However other chemical elements also tend to reduce or enhance the goitrogenic properties of a particular environment. A detailed analysis of the various environments in southeast Kazakhstan shows that not all parts of the region are equally goitrogenic and that high, medium and low risk areas may be distinguished. The various natural areal complexes of different levels of goitrogenicity are mapped together with actually observed incidence of the disease. It is recommended that public health activities, such as the provision of iodized salt, be directed in particular at the high and medium risk areas.     

山东日照海曲西汉墓(M106)发掘简报

海曲墓地位于山东省日照市西郊西十里堡村西南约1.5公里处,2002年3～6月山东省文物考古研究所对该墓地进行了发掘,发掘墓葬86座,其中M106的规模较大,保存较完整,出土器物丰富。该墓出土的漆器精美,多为银钼器,部分漆器嵌金,另外还出土有陶器、铜器、木器、竹器、玉器、石器等。根据墓葬形制、出土器物及竹简上的纪年文字推断,该墓的年代约在汉武帝末年或昭帝时期。