… the validity of the knowledge of a Japanese past which conforms to the … historical narrative
of the people who inhabited the Japanese archipelago between circa 30,000 BP and AD 700. …

… evidence shows that during the interval from 700 to 400 bc, the fertile alluvial lands most
suitable for agriculture between the Han River basin of central Korea and the southern coast …

… number of people around the world in the field of archaeology and history of ancient Korea
and Japan. As our research led to Japan and Korea, we met, listened, and dialogued with …

… Trained particularly in Yayoi-period archaeology at Kyushu … One of his basic premises is
that Japanese archaeologists … Despite its title, this book is not about Japanese prehistory as …

… to the Kantoregion as early as 30000 years ago. 37 The … wealth of archaeological evidence
from Japan to contribute … archaeology to further our understanding of Japanese history…

… 600 BC–AD 700), in which the introduction of rice paddy field farming from the Korean … the
formation of the ancient Japanese state. The author traces the historical trajectory of the Yayoi …

… Arguably the most difficult task for an archaeologist, especially … the Japanese past as viewed
through the archaeological record. … 30,000 bp [sic] and aD 700 identified themselves" (p. 6). …

… context of post-war Japanese archaeology. The analysis of this topic … , and contrasted not
just by archaeologists but also by the … , native embodiment of Japanese tradition (pp. 36-38). An …

… to archaeological theory building and to world archaeology in general offered by the material
remains of the early Japanese … only to those interested in Japanese archaeology but also to …

… ness" during the prehistoric and protohistoric periods of the Japanese archipelago. To … who
inhabited the Japanese archipelago between 30,000BC andA.D. 700 identified themselves. …