FA 34a Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jōmon Period, Jeulmun Pottery Period
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Jomon pottery in japan and chulmun pottery in korea lecture. Jomon means cord marked , in reference to the markings on pottery. An enormous amount of pottery was produced during the jomon period. Some works displayed extremely detailed and unique designs, and were made using the coiled clay method. Another piece of pottery resembles a conch shell. Most of the jomon did not engage in systematic agricultural production, and were sedentary or semi sedentary. The jomon can be divided into the: incipient, initial, We have found many shells dumped into dumphills (aka shell mounds). Jomon overlapped with the chulmun period in korea (chulmun also means cord marked ), and both produced pottery with noticeable similarities. Both also have shell mounds, which reveals their reliance on marine resources. Later these houses grew in size to a larger rectangular shape in japan. Hollow dogu would have held a small clay ball that may be a reference to pregnancy.
