The Jōmon (Japanese: 縄文) were a prehistoric hunter-gatherer culture that inhabited the Japanese archipelago between approximately 14,000 BC and 300 BC, following which they were largely …

Jōmon culture, earliest major culture of prehistoric Japan, characterized by pottery decorated with cord-pattern (jōmon) impressions or reliefs. For some time there has been uncertainty about assigning …

Mar 2, 2016 · The Jomon Period is the earliest historical era of Japanese history which began around 14500 BCE, coinciding with the Neolithic Period in Europe and Asia, and...

In Japanese, jōmon means “cord pattern,” which refers to the technique of decorating Jōmon-period pottery. As in most Neolithic cultures around the world, pots were made by hand. Vessels would be …

Oct 1, 2002 · The Jōmon period, which encompasses a great expanse of time, constitutes Japan’s Neolithic period. Its name is derived from the “cord markings” that characterize the ceramics made …

The Jomon period (縄文時代, Jōmon-jidai) is the period of Japanese prehistory from about 10,000 B.C.E. to 300 B.C.E., during which the earliest major culture of prehistoric Japan developed and …

Sep 18, 2025 · Learn why Japanese culture, largely isolated during the 10,000-year Jomon era, may be far older and unique than some researchers thought.

Jan 21, 2020 · Japan’s ancient Jōmon culture is defined as belonging to a period stretching from the emergence of pottery, around 16,500 years ago at the earliest, to the beginning of dry-field rice …

The Jomon period continued for approximately 10,000 years until the beginning of the Yayoi period, when full-scale rice cultivation began on the Japanese archipelago approximately 2,400 years ago.

Two ancient Japanese cultures evolved from these early settlers, the Jomon and the Ainu. The Jomon culture, which encompasses a great expanse of time, constitutes Japan's Neolithic period. Its name …