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Jomon research project for Ceramics/Handbuilding I
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Jomon of Japan
Project 2 – Donovan Brigham
The Oldest Pottery in the world
• Japan 10,000 BC• Siberia 9,000 BC• China 8,000 - 6,500BC • Western Asia 7,600 BC• Korea 6,000 – 4,500 BC• South America 4,000 BC
Edward Morse discovered earthenware pots
near Tokyo in 1877. He labeled them cord-
marked, which was later translated into Jomon.
Pottery was first created when the people transitioned from hunter-gatherer to sedentary groups.
The earliest Jomon Pottery was used primarily for cooking and storage.
Jomon Phases
• Incipient 10,000 – 7,500 BC
• Initial 7,500 – 4,500 BC
• Early 4,500 – 3,000 BC
• Middle 3,000 – 2,000 BC
• Late 2,000 – 1,000 BC
• Final 1,000 – 300 BC
The Original