Revelations in Japanese Archaeology presents a selection of articles from the BSEAA (Bulletin of the Society for East Asian Archaeology). All articles represent important research questions that have retained their relevance to the present day. Many have been updated for inclusion in this volume. Especially important are the chapters on the Japanese Paleolithic, with data presented in Part I to counter the devastating impact of the ‘Paleolithic Hoax’ uncovered in 2000. These are crucial to re-evaluating the peopling of the Japanese Islands in the Pleistocene and the relationships with continental finds. Part II focuses on the protohistoric periods of Yayoi and Kofun in Japan, with an additional perspective on adjacent regions and intercultural relations in the macro-region during the Iron Age. Unlike mainstream treatments, these articles tend to deal with peripheral regions that are important as cultural transmitters between islands and between island and mainland. They provide different perspectives on the development of dominant subsistence practices and centralized societies. Part III returns to the beginnings of Japanese archaeology, with a history as deep as that in Britain, by elucidating the work of Edward S. Morse. The editors are leaders in the field of Japanese Archaeology, covering periods from the Palaeolithic (Ikawa-Smith), Yayoi (Seyock), and Kofun (Barnes). They have been seminal in the development of the Society for East Asian Archaeology (SEAA), which aims at the dissemination of research in East Asian languages to the English-speaking world. The Society was founded by Barnes, who served together with Ikawa-Smith as Presidents, while Seyock initiated the Bulletin of Society for East Asian Archaeology (BSEAA) and served as Editor. Ikawa-Smith and Barnes are both Professor Emeritae after long careers teaching at their respective universities, while Seyock is an Independent Researcher who has worked closely with archaeologists in Japan throughout her career.

Table of Contents:
Preface – By Barbara Seyock and Gina L. Barnes   Part I. The Early Paleolithic in Japan 1. Starting Over Again: Introductory Remarks – by Ikawa-Smith Fumiko ???? 2. The Early Paleolithic Industry at Sozudai Site, Oita Prefecture – by Yanagida Toshio ??? 3. Lithic Assemblage from the Lowest Layer of Ono Site, Hitoyoshi, Southern Kyushu – by Wada Yoshifumi ???? 4. Investigation of the Kanedori Site in Iwate Prefecture, Northern Honshu – by Kuroda Atsushi ????, Kikuchi Kyoichi ????, Komukai Hiroaki ????, and Takeda Yoshio ???? 5. Research Progress and Methodological Contribution of Sunabara Site: from sedimentological excavation to phenocryst microscopic observation method – by Uemine Atsushi ???? and Matsufuji Kazuto ???? 6. Recent Research on the Early and Middle Paleolithic in Japan: an overview – by Sato Hiroyuki ????   Part II. Island Interactions and Socio-Political Development 7. Introduction to Island Interactions in the Protohistoric Period – by Gina L. Barnes and Barbara Seyock 8. A Comment on the Yayoi Period Dating Controversy – by Shoda Shin’ya ???? 9. Karakami—A Yayoi Site on Iki Island – by Jane Oksbjerg 10. Prehistoric Interaction between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago through Tsushima and Iki Islands – by Miyamoto Kazuo ???? 11. Tsushima as ‘Boundary’ – by Tawara Kanji ??? 12. Jeju Island as a Case Study in Ancient Island-Mainland Interaction – by Barbara Seyock 13. Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Obsidian from Kozushima in the Yayoi Period – by Sugiyama Cohe ???? 14. Archaeological Research in Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia – by Stephen Chia 15. The Change in the Distribution System of Bronze Mirrors at the Beginning of Kofun period Japan: as seen from fragmented bronze mirrors – by Tsujita Jun’ichiro ????? 16. The 2007 Excavation at Shobuzako Kofun – by Jane Oksbjerg   Part III. Classical Western Writings on Japanese Archaeology and Anthropology 17. Comments on Two Essays on Japanese Archaeology written by Edward S. Morse – by Michael Moos 18. Traces of an Early Race in Japan, by Edward S. Morse reprint, annotations – by Michael Moos 19. Dolmens in Japan, Edward S. Morse reprint, annotations – by Michael Moos