HAA 0640 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Grave Goods, Mie Prefecture, Japan Today
25 Apr 2016
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300-710 ce characteristics use of micro-blade stone tools pottery production; hunting and gathering rice cultivation; new types of potter construction of large burial mounds for the elite. Most of population early in period lived on coasts. Jomon comes from cord designs ; fig 1. Fig 2; about 6. 5 inches tall, 5k bce. Pointed bottom would allow to put it in the ground. Small slabs of clay in shape of a violin. Personal ornaments, such as combs and thread. Transition from early to middle jomon (2. 5k-1. 5k bce) Allowed movement of people to mountainous areas further inland. More sedentary and lived in larger communities. Combined with fishing, hunting, gathering nuts and berries. Increased production of female figurines and phallic images. Great numbers of ceramic goods suggest stable economy. Beginnings of separate social class in charge of rituals. Lots of intricate design on lip of pottery - flame lip . Function? unknown, possibly ritual, likely not for everyday/simple use.
