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The origin of the Japanese in relation to other ethnic groups in East Asia

windows on the japanese past : studies in archaeology and prehistory • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1986 • Pages: 75-83

By: Hanihara, Kazurō.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

Hanihara presents an overview of the theories on the origins of the Japanese from the presepective of a physical anthropologist who studies modern groups. He also present a summary of the results of a ten year study of the Ainu and the Ryukyuans by himself and three other researchers. Yamaguchi Bin studied osteological materials, Misawa Shogo examined blood types, Omoto Keiichi looked at other blood factors, and Hanihara Kazuro studied tooth shape. Hanihara begins with the asumption the Japanese belong to the Mongoliod race and he believes many groups of people migrated to the Japanese islands from many directions and at many times and the groups '…interbred and underwent microevolution.' (page 83). He also proposes that 'At least since the Jomon period, there have been no large-scale population shifts or significant cross-breeding with new migrants.' (page 83). Hanihara looked at changes in East Asia populations over the last 20,000 years but only data that are or may be pertinent to Yayoi were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Anthropometry

Descriptive somatology

Racial identification

Historical reconstruction

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Yayoi

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2004

RegionThe area the document pertains to

Asia

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

East Asia

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

essay

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Physical Anthropologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Sarah Berry ; 2003

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

not specified

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

20,000 BP-present

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Japan

NotesAdditional notes

Hanihara KazurO

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

85016639

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Yayoi culture