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

I offer my comments on the papers presented at the morning session, by focusing on their implications to two "transitions" : namely, (I) the transition from the Palaeolithic to Jomon, and (II) the transition from Jomon to Yayoi.Issues here, of course, are biological and cultural continuity/discontinuity between the three earlier chronological units in Japanese prehistory.I will conclude with some observation regarding (III) Peopling of the Japanese Archipelago and the Dual Structure Model for the population history of the Japanese.