Term
| The Jomon Period (11,000-400 BCE) |
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Definition
began as a hunter-gatherer society
foraging
nomadic lifestyle
incipient, initial, early, middle, late, and final
vessels were small with rounded bases for mobility
cord design |
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Term
| Early Jomon (5,000-2,500 BCE) |
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Definition
| pit houses, vessels with increased decorative aspects (shaped impressions) |
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Term
| Middle Jomon (2,500-1,500 BCE) |
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Definition
population shift from coastal sites to highland and mountain regions
larger settlements
stable economy - engagement in crafting
cord design replaced by 3-D effects |
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Term
| Late Jomon (1,500-1,000 BCE) |
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Definition
highland settlements are abandoned, collapse in population
coasts are inhabited
heavily modeled female figures
crouching figures
stone circles with the ritual purpose of separating the living quarters in villages |
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Term
| Final Jomon (1,000-400 BCE) |
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Definition
addition of pigment to pottery
shallow serving bowls
social hierarchy |
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Term
| The Yayoi Period (400 BCE-300 CE) |
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Definition
agricultural-based society
bronze and iron
rice
large communities (aristocracy and peasants)
taller ceramics, varying silhouettes |
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Term
| The Kofun Period (300-710 CE) |
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Definition
key-shaped burial mounds
haniva sculptures |
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