Jomon people - Jomonjin (English spelling)

Japanese: 縄文人 - じょうもんじん（英語表記）Jomon people

They were a people who lived in the Japanese archipelago from 10,000 years ago until about 2,000 years ago, and produced and used Jomon-style pottery. Their three-dimensional, square, and short facial features are different from those of mainland Japanese people from the Yayoi period onwards. Their teeth are significantly worn down, and their bite is like that of a nail clipper. They were small in stature, but with longer arms and legs, and a well-developed muscular body, they are considered to be adaptations to a diversified hunting-gathering lifestyle. The Jomon people are the foundation group for all modern Japanese people, and it is believed that the Ainu are their direct descendants.

(Yuo Baba, Director of Human Research, National Museum of Nature and Science / 2007)

Source : "Chiezo" published by Asahi Shimbun Publications Co., Ltd. About Chiezo

Japanese:

日本列島に1万数千年前から約2000年前まで住みついて、縄文式土器を製作使用していた人々。立体的で四角く短い顔立ちは、弥生時代以降の本土日本人とは異なっている。歯の摩耗が著しく、咬み合わせは爪切状である。小柄だが、腕や脚の先の方が長く、筋肉が発達した体つきは、多角的採集狩猟生活への適応と見なされる。縄文人は現代日本人全体の基層集団であり、その直系の子孫がアイヌであると考えられている。

(馬場悠男国立科学博物館人類研究部長／ 2007年)

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