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  • The Pleistocene Era and the Jōmon Period

    The Pleistocene Era and the Jōmon Period
    2020/06/15

    We begin 35,000 years ago with the earliest known humans who lived on Japan, the paleolithic hunter-gatherers, followed by the semi-sedentary Jōmon people. Little is known for certain about either group, but I try to construct a basic outline for what their lives would have been like.

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    17 分
  • The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples

    The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples
    2020/06/18

    We shift our focus to the far north to the ancient Ainu people who lived on Hokkaido and Sakhalin, then to the far south to the ancient Ryukyuan people who live on Okinawan Islands.

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    14 分
  • All About Pottery!

    All About Pottery!
    2020/06/22

    The Jōmon people were the best at what they did, and what they did was... pottery! The ceramics of ancient Japan are fascinating and they tell an interesting story of a people adapting to a changing world.

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    8 分
  • Meanwhile in China and Korea

    Meanwhile in China and Korea
    2020/06/25

    From creating rice and millet agriculture to forging political dynasties, China and Korea went through many important changes during the Jōmon period as well.

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    12 分
  • The Advent of the Yayoi

    The Advent of the Yayoi
    2020/06/29

    The Jōmon people suffered calamities which caused many of them to abandon their western settlements and relocate to the northeast, leaving Kyushu and western Honshu relatively empty. Enter the Yayoi: the people who brought large-scale agriculture to Japan.

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    7 分
  • The Paleolithic Hoax

    The Paleolithic Hoax
    2020/07/02

    The story of the biggest hoax in the history of Japanese Archaeology. WARNING: this episode talks about suicide.

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    11 分
  • BONUS: Dinosaurs of Japan

    BONUS: Dinosaurs of Japan
    2020/07/06

    In this bonus episode, we'll explore some of the dinosaurs that were native to Japan millions of years before humans even existed!

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    7 分
  • Season 2 Announcement

    Season 2 Announcement
    2020/07/09

    Meet the mysterious masked stranger behind the voice, and learn when to expect season 2!

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    3 分