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 ...

In May 2019, the findings were published in the journal Anthropological Science in a paper titled, "Late Jomon male and female genome sequences from the Funadomari site in Hokkaido, Japan." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emblazoned with big letters spelling out JOMON JAPAN, banners snapped in the breeze everywhere in the city of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture. They also bore a design of a huge wave connecting ...

More information: Kenichi Yamamoto et al, Genetic legacy of ancient hunter-gatherer Jomon in Japanese populations, Nature ...