When we learn about Japanese history in school, we usually start from the Jomon period.
Jomon-bunka, or Jomon Culture was characterized by straw rope pattern pottery. The period extended from about 10.000 B.C. to 300 B.C.. Their culture was based on hunting and fishing.
After that came Yayoi period. Yayoi-bunka, or Yayoi Culture, was based on agriculture and characterized by unglazed pottery, bronze ware and ironware. Yayoi pottery, compared to Jomon, is simple and plain. The period extended from 300 B.C. to 300 A.D..
By excavating archeological sites, we can learn how people lived and how buildings looked like in the prehistoric age.
The Sannai Maruyama Iseki in Aomori Prefecture is remains of a Jomon village about 5500 years ago. The site shows that people lived in large-sized pit dwellings.
The Yoshinogari Iseki in Saga Prefecture are the remains of large-scale settlement of the Yayoi period. Excavation revealed that there used to be houses, raised floor storehouses, and even watchtowers here and there, which were surrounded by double moats.
Jomon-bunka, or Jomon Culture was characterized by straw rope pattern pottery. The period extended from about 10.000 B.C. to 300 B.C.. Their culture was based on hunting and fishing.
After that came Yayoi period. Yayoi-bunka, or Yayoi Culture, was based on agriculture and characterized by unglazed pottery, bronze ware and ironware. Yayoi pottery, compared to Jomon, is simple and plain. The period extended from 300 B.C. to 300 A.D..
By excavating archeological sites, we can learn how people lived and how buildings looked like in the prehistoric age.
The Sannai Maruyama Iseki in Aomori Prefecture is remains of a Jomon village about 5500 years ago. The site shows that people lived in large-sized pit dwellings.
The Yoshinogari Iseki in Saga Prefecture are the remains of large-scale settlement of the Yayoi period. Excavation revealed that there used to be houses, raised floor storehouses, and even watchtowers here and there, which were surrounded by double moats.
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