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Jomon

A long-lived hunter-gatherer-fisher culture whose deeply divergent ancestry still contributes to modern Japanese populations.

Period
Mesolithic to Neolithic (c. 14,000–300 BCE)
Region
the Japanese archipelago
Samples
17
Groups
7

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Archaeological groups included

Japan Chiba HG JomonJapan Honshu Early JomonJapan Tohoku JomonJapan Honshu Mid Late JomonJapan Ikawazu JomonJapan Shikoku Initial JomonJapan Soya Sub HG Jomon

Notable Jomon samples

Showing 17 of 17 individuals.

  • I13882Japan Chiba HG Jomon
  • I13883Japan Chiba HG Jomon
  • I13884Japan Chiba HG Jomon
  • I13885Japan Chiba HG Jomon
  • I13886Japan Chiba HG Jomon
  • I6341Japan Soya Sub HG Jomon
  • IK002Japan Ikawazu Jomon
  • JpFu1Japan Honshu Early Jomon
  • JpKa6904Japan Shikoku Initial Jomon
  • JpKo13Japan Honshu Mid Late Jomon
  • JpKo2Japan Honshu Mid Late Jomon
  • JpOd181Japan Honshu Early Jomon
  • JpOd274Japan Honshu Early Jomon
  • JpOd282Japan Honshu Early Jomon
  • JpOd6Japan Honshu Early Jomon
  • Sanganji131421-3Japan Tohoku Jomon
  • Sanganji131464Japan Tohoku Jomon

Related populations

Linear Pottery Culture (LBK)Early Neolithic (c. 5,500–4,500 BCE)Çatalhöyük & Anatolian NeolithicNeolithic (c. 7,100–5,700 BCE)Samara EneolithicEneolithic (c. 5,200–4,000 BCE)Iron Gates MesolithicMesolithic (c. 9,500–6,000 BCE)

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