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Jomon culture

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Jomon culture

(c. 7500–c. 250 BC) Mesolithic culture characterized by pottery decorated with cord patterns (jomon). Jomon artifacts have been found from Hokkaido to the Ryukyu Islands. The Jomon people lived in sunken pit dwellings and subsisted primarily by hunting, fishing, and gathering. They used chipped-stone and later polished-stone tools and made clothing of bark. Though their pottery was technically primitive, it demonstrated diverse forms and imaginative designs and decorations. Many contemporary Ainu believe themselves to be descended from the Jomon people. See also Yayoi culture.
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Clay vessels from the Jomon culture in Japan have been dated to around 10,500 BC.
The Science of clay by Warwick, Sharon / School Arts
The subsistence of most Jomon cultures was heretofore thought to have been based solely on seasonal foraging, not on agriculture or husbandry, although some small-scale rice-growing did develop as the era drew to a close.
Out of the spotlight: Michael E. Stanley puts the focus on ... by Stanley, Michael E. / Japan Inc.
The transformation hypothesis holds that the Yayoi culture did supplant the Jomon culture but that the Yayoi did not come to Japan in large enough numbers to influence significantly the Jomon gene pool.
Jomon genes: using DNA, researchers probe the genetic origins of ... by Travis, John / Science News
 
 
 
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