This week, it's a sponsored episode (thanks Elizabeth!) and part one in a two-part series on ancient Japan. This week—the Jomon, prehistoric Japanese hunter-gatherers, and their descendants, the Ainu indigenous people. Also, some bears. Links * Spotlight on Research: What Can Archaeology Tell Us About the Prehistory of the Japanese Islands? (Hokkaido University) [https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/spotlight-on-research-what-can-archaeology-tell-us-about-the-prehistory-of-the-japanese-islands/] * The Untold Story of Japan's First People (Sapiens) [https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ainu-prejudice-pride/] * A-hunting we will go! (Heritage of Japan) [https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/in-search-of-japanese-roots] * Tattooing Among Japan's Ainu People (Lars Krutak) [https://www.larskrutak.com/tattooing-among-japans-ainu-people/] * Ainu Decorative Needlework (TRC Leiden) [leiden.nl/trc-needles/regional-traditions/east-asia/japan/ainu-decorative-needlework">https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/regional-traditions/east-asia/japan/ainu-decorative-needlework] * 20 Vintage Portraits of Japanese Ainu Women With Their Traditional Tattooed Lips (Heritage Daily) [https://historydaily.org/women-with-tattoed-lips-ainu] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * Digital Marketing Course [hea.hop.clickbank.net/">http://2b57d328r930q16ked3cym-hea.hop.clickbank.net/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]