During Japan's Jomon period from about 16,000 years ago to 3,000 years ago, people lived as hunter-gatherers. As some of their DNA was passed down to modern Japanese, unraveling their genome is ...

A new study challenges the idea that these early populations, often referred to as First Peoples, descended from the Jomon people, who lived in Japan 15,000 years ago. This research, published in ...

Studies of ancient Jomon sites in separate areas of Japan show that lifestyles of the people varied from region to region, contrary to the common belief that they were almost uniformly similar ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers ... their genetic imprint on the people of today. The research analyzed ...

The immediate predecessors of the Ainu, who are the native people of northeastern Japan, occupied the site. Many archeologists consider the Ainu to be the last living descendants of the Jomon ...

According to current mainstream theory, Japanese have mixed origins in the Jomon people known for their distinctive pottery culture (c. 14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.) and the Yayoi people with their own ...

Jomon ruins found throughout Japan number up to 90,000 locations. We go on a journey all over Japan to discover Jomon culture that is still alive. Jomon: 10,000 Years of Nostalgia - Seasoning the ...

It was the Jomon people living in what is now northern Japan, who created the world's first pots. Simon Kaner, of the University of East Anglia, is a specialist in ancient Japanese culture ...