Continental Connections: The Biological Connection between Korea and Japan during the Yayoi Period

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Migration and integration has always been a key link between the continent and the Japanese archipelago. This is especially significant during the later stage of the Jomon period throughout the Kofun period. This is seen in a number of different ways, from ceramic production and development through metal working. Recently, there has been a bigger push to understand the biological connections between the Yamato people and the continental migrants. In this paper, I will discuss both the skeletal features during the waves of migration from the beginning of the Yayoi period throughout the Kofun period. I will also look at practices such as ritual tooth ablation and how that has impacted both the understanding of the blending of cultures during the Yayoi period and what impact that has on Yamato culture during the prehistoric periods. ***This presentation will include images of human remains.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 52425