BOYD DIXON, Okinawa as Transported Landscape: Understanding Japanese Archaeological Remains on Tinian Using Ryūkyū Ethnohistory and Ethnography, Asian Perspectives, Vol. 54, No. 2 (Fall 2015), pp. 274 ...

TOKYO -- Shinichi Fujimura was a superstar in the world of Japanese archaeology. His uncanny ability to make surprising finds earned him the nickname "The Hand of God" and came to define how ...

Archaeological evidence and historical records have suggested that a group of migrants arrived around this time, but this is the first genetic evidence of Japan’s tripartite lineage.

Evidence of cranial modification has been found in societies from Mexico to France and may even date back to the Neanderthals.

During the Kofun period (300 to 710) of Japanese history, people buried the dead in large mounds with many grave goods. Scattered around the mounds were objects called " haniwa " — clay cylinders ...

Archaeological evidence suggests the population of Jōmon hunter-gatherers declined some 3,000 years ago, at a time when global temperatures and sea levels dropped.

Object Details Author McCallum, Donald F (Donald Fredrick) 1939-2013 Contents Asukadera -- Kudara Ōdera -- Kawaradera -- Yakushiji Summary Few periods in Japanese history are more fascinating than ...

KUWAIT CITY: Archaeological finds are irreplaceable and greatly contribute to our knowledge by providing information, which is difficult to attain from other sources, stated a well-known Japanese ...

TOKYO (AP) A leading Japanese archaeologist admitted Sunday he lied about finding stone implements at an archaeological site believed to be among the world s oldest human habitations.