The term Jomon refers to the entire prehistory of Japan, when indigenous people lived as hunter-gatherers across the region. However, the relics of the middle Jomon period (2,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE ...

Toward the end of the early Jomon Period around 5,500 to 5,400 years ago, people started rebuilding their homes on the original sites, Daikuhara said. “The dwellings were relatively large and ...

Genetic legacy of ancient hunter-gatherer Jomon in Japanese populations. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54052-0 ...

Nov 22, 2024 12:30:00 Research shows that Japanese people who inherited Jomon DNA have a high BMI, suggesting that hunter-gatherer DNA may be a health risk in modern times By Yutaka OKAMO ...

The Jomon property comprises 17 Neolithic sites scattered across the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate and Akita, in the Tohoku area of Honshu and on the northern island of Hokkaido. They provide ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee decided on July 27 it will register prehistoric Jomon Period archaeological sites in Hokkaido and the northern Tohoku region to the World Cultural Heritage list.

Today in Japan, the Jomon period is experiencing a quiet boom. Jomon is a unique Japanese culture that lasted approximately 13,000 years in the pre-Christian age, within the Mesolithic and ...