Although there is an extensive literature discussing the origins of the Japanese we still lack strong hypotheses or theories which are widely agreed upon. While many argue that most of cultural elements in ancient Japan were influenced by Chinese culture, in this paper the cultural history of Korea is seen as pivotal in the development of Japanese traditions. Major sources for these inferences include linguistic, historical, archaeological and bioanthropological studies. This strategy attempts to interweave large-scale phenomenon and small-scale events from the Korean peninsula, based on historic and archaeological investigations of Korean, and how these features influenced the people of the Japanese archipelago. While there are still unanswered questions it seems clear from this overview that there were extensive and intensive contacts between Japan and Korea and these relations must be taken into consideration when looking at the development of the Japanese peoples. It is likely that these connections extend into the pre- and proto-historic periods. It also seems likely that there were large and small migrations from Korea to Japan even into the end of Kofun period (A.D. 7th). This thesis argues that the origins of both Japanese and Korean are very closely linked and deserves a more objective interpretive effort than has been previously formulated. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester, 2004. / July 21, 2004. / Origin Of Japanese, Origin Of Korean, Migration, Yayoi, Jomon, Yamatai, Wa, East Asia, Ancient Korea, Ancient Japan / Includes bibliographical references. / Glen H. Doran, Professor Directing Thesis; Bruce T. Grindal, Committee Member; John T. J. Ho, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181538 |
| Contributors | Lee, Jaehoon (authoraut), Doran, Glen H. (professor directing thesis), Grindal, Bruce T. (committee member), Ho, John T. J. (committee member), Department of Anthropology (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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