The Archaeology of East Asia and the Population History of the Japanese Archipelago: A Discussion

Key Points

• This discussion evaluates transition phases in Japanese prehistory and their implications for population history.
• Comments on papers presented in a session
• Focus on the Palaeolithic to Jomon transition
• Examine cultural and biological factors
• Analyze the Jomon to Yayoi transition
• Conclude with observations on Japanese Archipelago peopling
• Identified cultural and biological continuity and discontinuity across Palaeolithic, Jomon, and Yayoi periods.
• Discussed implications of the Dual Structure Model for understanding population history.
• Highlighted significant transitions in the archaeological record.