The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human relatives.

Japan formed its first centralized government during the Nara period (710–94) and adopted a legal system called ritsuryo, under which food items were paid as taxes. Now researchers have found ...

A few years ago, 17 Jomon archeological sites in Japan’s four northernmost prefectures received UNESCO World Heritage designation, sparking fresh interest in Japan’s ancient Jomon heritage. Jomon is ...

For a long time, the lore of how the first people arrived in North America has fascinated archaeologists. The mere idea that these early migrants traveled from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge ...