Statue re-creations of an ancient dog breed modeled after fossilized remains excavated at the Makimuku ruins are now on ...

which are known as "kofun" after the Kofun period of Japanese history when they were built, between A.D. 300 and 710. Kofun are also found elsewhere in Japan, and it is estimated there may be as ...

The similarity was particularly close to Kofun period people with distinct ancestries related to east and northeast Asian ...

The Japanese Archipelago was relatively isolated during the Jomon period until around 3000 BCE. Then, during the Yayoi and Kofun periods, immigration to the islands from continental Asia began.

These relics were found during excavations in the Tomio Maruyama burial mound, thought to have been built in the 4th century during the Kofun period, which lasted from A.D. 300 to 710. The site is ...

The burial mound, known as a kofun, is a gently arching mass of greenery in the Osaka urban sprawl. Covered originally in stone, it gives a profound sense of having returned to nature, largely ...

However, this was not always the case. The Japanese Archipelago was relatively isolated during the Jomon period until around 3000 BCE. Then, during the Yayoi and Kofun periods, immigration to the ...

The Japanese Archipelago was relatively isolated during the Jomon period until around 3000 BCE. Then, during the Yayoi and Kofun periods, immigration to the islands from continental Asia began.

The similarity was particularly close to Kofun period people with distinct ancestries related to east and northeast Asian ancestries. open image in gallery Immigrants from Korean peninsula admixed ...