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Genetic Analysis Reveals an Alternative Explanation for the Jomon Migration to Japan
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Genetic analysis reveals an alternative explanation for the Jomon migration to Japan
It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic evidence, including mitochondrial DNA from 13 newly sequenced Jomon skeletons, suggests that an initial migration of a single lineage later split, giving rise to regional diversity. The findings are published in the journal Anthropological Science.
What does new Jomon genetic analysis show?
A simpler story than multiple founding waves For decades researchers read genetic differences among prehistoric groups in Japan as evidence that the Jomon people arrived in several separate waves along different routes. New ancient‑DNA work offers a different interpretation: the pattern of…
A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo has published a study that challenges traditional theory about how the ancient Jomon, the inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago for about 16,000 years, came to populate the region. For decades, the predominant archaeological interpretation suggested that the differences observed between the material remains of the East [...]
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