We generated Japanese Encyclopedia of Whole-Genome/Exome Sequencing Library
(JEWEL), a high-depth whole-genome sequencing dataset comprising 3256 individuals …

Aoristic analysis is often used to handle chronological uncertainties of datasets where
scientific dates (eg, 14C and OSL) are unavailable, and observations are described by …

Archaeological data provide a potential to investigate the diffusion of technological and
cultural traits. However, much of this research agenda currently needs more formal …

We examine the changing importance of wild starch rich plant staples, predominantly tree
nuts, in early agricultural societies in East Asia and Europe, focusing on Korea, Japan, and …

Since 2020 a wealth of new data has been generated on the beginning of the Neolithic in
the central Balkans. The picture that has emerged is broadly consistent with the Wave of …

Compared to what is found in many other scientific disciplines, archaeological data are
typically scarce, biased and fragmented. This, coupled with the fact that archaeologists can …

We present a radiocarbon database for the Japanese archipelago compiled from over 5,500
site excavation reports covering a chronological span from 55,000 BP to the present day …

Rice and millet arrived in Western Japan from Korea around 3,000 years ago and spread
eastwards across the archipelago in the next 700 years. However, the extent to which …

The emergence, spread and intensification of agriculture, the impact of early agriculture on
the natural environment and the possible role of climate on subsistence economies and …

Modern Japanese people have two major ancestral populations: indigenous Jomon hunter-
gatherers and continental East Asian farmers. To determine the formation process of the …