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Go Navy – Beat Army
Japan – Its Japan – Its Anthropological Anthropological
BeginningBeginning
This Briefing is UNCLASSIFIED
Capt Phillip Dobberfuhl
22 Nov 06
[During a fight scene with Chinese thugs]
Tucker: [after accidentally punching Chan] Sorry, man! Chan: Carter!
Tucker: All y'all look alike!
The Origin of “Homogeneous” Japanese
“Japan is a homogeneous country.”The Group-Oriented Japanese (Japanese Author), 11 May 2000, Kaleidoscope (St. Cloud State University – Cultural Diversity Committee)
“Japan is a very homogeneous country that has not been occupied by other countries except for a brief period after World War II. Its culture was not threatened by other cultures.”Roll Over Basho: Who Japan Is Reading, and Why (American Author), 27 Sep 1992 , New York Times
Japanese people are not
all the same
Modern Japanese originated from two distinct groups
Yayoi People
Jomon People
-“Original Japanese”
-From Southeast Asia
-Spread throughout Japan
-c. 10,000 – 300 BC
JOMON
-Primitive people, “Caveman”
-Hunter/fisher/gatherer
-Subsistence living
-Small communities
-Ancestors of native peoples
-Ainu (Hokkaido)
-Ryukyu (Okinawa)
Famous for & named afterじょう もん ど き
縄文土器 (cord-
impressed or straw rope-patterned pottery)
Berries and nuts used by
Jomon-jin for food
Jomon-jin settlement
patterns
What broke up this peaceful, simple life? Invasion!
Yayoi-jin spread from Kyushu to the rest of Japan, first conflicting with the native Jomon people as they went…
The Yayoi people came from mainland Asia via Korea around 5-300 BC
and ultimately intermingling with them
-First “civilized” Japanese
-From NE Asia
-500 BC - 300 AD
-Japan’s last major “Melting Pot” moment
JOMON YAYOI
-Almost more of a culture than a race of people
-Did not die out or melt into another group-Ended with Kofun era
-First “civilized” people in Japan
-Brought rice cultivation from Asia
-Storage of food
-Trade, medium of exchange
-Development of towns
-Development of classes
-Brought metal work
-Tools, weapons
-First empress – Himiko c. 250 AD
Irrigation allows for greater cereal production capability
Yayoi burial jars for aristocracy/community
leaders
Excavated & reconstructed Yayoi town in Saga with storage hut & moat
Populatio
n exp
ansi
on map
Compare & ContrastCommunity Layouts
JOMON• No more than six huts
• Close to ocean or other food source
• Semi-circle
YAYOI• City planning evident
• Fairly large and complex
• Near resources or trade routes
Compare & ContrastPhysical Characteristics
FEATURE JOMON YAYOI
Shape of face Square, angular Round, oval
Eyebrow Wide, thick, straight
Narrow, thin, arched
Cheekbone Flat, straight Noticeable protrusions
Mouth Flat Protruding
Front teeth Small Large (yaeba)
Lips Thick Thin
Compare & ContrastFacial Features
FEATURE JOMON YAYOI
Eyes Large Small
Eyelids Double-edged Single-edged
Compare & ContrastFacial Features - Eyes
FEATURE JOMON YAYOI
Lower arm length & leg proportions
Longer Shorter
Muscle development
Well developed Not well developed due to development and use of tools
Torso Neutral Longer
Average height
Male – 159cm
Female – 147 cm
Male – 163 cm
Female – 151 cm
Compare & ContrastBody
Compare & ContrastImage
JOMON• Wild, rough• Uncouth• Simple• Conquered savages – both
Ainu and Ryukyu
YAYOI• Civilized, temperate
• Well-mannered
• Sophisticated, advanced
• Conquistadors
Modern Japanese are mixture of Jomon (20%) and Yayoi (80%) peoples