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Jomon Culture

Restored faces of men from the Jomon and Yayoi periods

Restored faces of men from the Jomon and Yayoi periods

Comparison between Jomon and Yayoi people shows that Yayoi people had a narrow, flat face with a flat nose. They also had single-edged thick eyelids, thin brows and a thin beard. Their eye sockets were round as opposed to Jomon people, who had angular eye sockets.

photo courtesy: Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)'s Educational Image Material Collection Website (https://www2.edu.ipa.go.jp/)

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