Chapter I Introduction
1. The Natural Geography of Japan: A Survey
2. Retrospect of the Research of Japanese Race
2.1 The Composition of the Japanese Race
2.2 The Source of the Inhabitants in the Paleolithic Japanese Archipelago
2.3 The Source of the Inhabitants in Japanese Archipelago after the Paleolithic Age
3. Research Scope, Aims and Values of the Present Book
Chapter II Ethnological Study on Jomon People
1. The Cranial Specimen of the Jomon people: Its Ethnological Background and General Feature
1.1 The Jomon Era of Japan
1.2 The Craniometric Data in the Jomon Era
1.3 The General Features of the Inhabitants in the Jomon Era
2. The Analysis for the Phylad Type of Jomon Cranial Specimens
2.1 Cranial Comparison: the Jomon People vs. the Ancient Groups
2.1.1 An Outline of the Ancient Cranial Materials
2.1.2 Cranial Comparison of the Jomon People with the Ancient Groups by RMS Value Analysis and Euclidean Distance Analysis
2.1.3 Comparison by Multivariate Statistical Analysis
2.2 Comparison of Jomon People with the Modern Mongoloids in Different Regions
2.2.1 Comparison of the Variation Range
2.2.2 Comparison of the Morphological Affinity
2.3 Comparison of Crania: JPMG vs. the Modern Cranial Groups
2.3.1 Morphological Comparison
2.3.2 RMS Analysis
3. The Origin of the Jomon people — From a Perspective of Raciology
3.1 The Relationship Between Jomon people and the Ancient Inhabitants of the East Asian Continent
3.2 Relationship Between Jomon People and Minatogawa Man
3.2.1 The Paleolithic Age and Minatogawa Man in Japan
3.2.2 Morphological Comparison of JPMG and Minatogawa Group with the Different Ancient Cranial Group
Chapter III Ethnological Study on Yayoi People
1. The Cranial Specimen of Yayoi People: Its Ethnological Background and General Feature
1.1 The Yayoi Era of Japan
1.2 The Craniometric Data in the Yayoi Era
1.3 The General Features of the Yayoi Inhabitants
2. Analysis for the Phylad Type of Yayoi Cranial Specimens
2.1 Comparison Between Yayoi People and the Modern Mongoloids in the Different Regions
2.1.1 Comparison of Variation Range: the Yayoi People vs. the Modern Asian Mongoloids
2.1.2 The Morphological Affinity of the Yayoi People with the Modern Asian Mongoloid and Its Different Regional Types
2.2 The Cranial Comparison: the Yayoi People vs. the Modern Populations
2.2.1 The Morphological Comparison
2.2.2 RMS Value Analysis and Euclidean Distance Coefficient Analysis
2.2.3 The Clustering Analysis for YPMG and the Modern Cranial Groups
2.3 Comparison of the Crania: the Yayoi People vs. the Ancient Groups
2.3.1 An Outline of the Ancient Cranial Materials
2.3.2 RMS Value Analysis and Euclidean Distance Analysis
2.3.3 Multivariate Statistical Analysis
3. The Origin of the Yayoi People—From a Perspective of Raciology
3.1 Study of the Origin of the Yayoi People
3.2 The Relationship Between the Yayoi people and the Jomon People and the Related Ethnic Groups
Chapter IV Ethnological Study on Kofun People
1. The Cranial Specimen of Kofun People: Its Ethnological Background and General Feature
1.1 The Kofun Era of Japan
1.2 The Craniometric Data of the Kofun Era
1.3 The Cranial Features of the Kofun People
2. The Analysis of the Phylad Type of the Kofun Cranial Specimens
2.1 Comparison Between the Kofun People and the Modern Mongoloids in the Different Regions
2.1.1 Comparison of the Variation Range of the Kofun People with Modern Asian Mongoloid and Its Different Regional Types
2.1.2 The Morphological Relation of the Kofun People to Modern Asian Mongoloid and Its Different Regional Types
2.2 The Cranial Comparison of Kofun People with Modern Cranial Groups
2.2.1 The Morphological Comparison
2.2.2 RMS Analysis and Euclidean Distance Analysis
2.3 Comparison of Kofun People with the Ancient Cranial Group
2.3.1 An Outline of the Ancient Cranial Materials
2.3.2 RMS Analysis and Euclidean Distance Analysis
2.3.3 Mutivariate Statistical Analysis
3. The Origin of Kofun People—From a Perspective of Raciology
Chapter V Conclusion
1. The Phylad of the Ancient Japanese Inhabitants and the Related Issues
1.1 The Human Phylad of the Japanese Inhabitants in the Neolithic Age
1.2 The Phylad of the Inhabitants in the Jomon Era
1.3 The Phylad of the Inhabitants in the Yayoi Era
1.4 The Phylad of the Inhabitants in Kofun Era