Jomon Reflections
Forager Life and Culture in the Prehistoric Japanese Archipelago
Oxbow Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2003
Book
Hardback
2 pages
978-1-84217-088-5 (ISBN)
Description
A fully-illustrated introduction to the archaeology of the Jomon period in Japan, this book explores the complex relationships between Jomon people and their rich natural environment. From the end of the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago to the appearance of rice agriculture around 400 BC, Jomon people subsisted by hunting, fishing and gathering; but abundant and predictable sources of wild food enabled Jomon people to live in large, relatively permanent settlements, and to develop an elaborate material culture.In this book Kobayashi and Kaner explore thematic issues in Jomon archaeology: the appearance of sedentism in the Japanese archipelago and the nature of Jomon settlements; the invention of pottery and the development and meaning of regional pottery styles; social and spiritual life; as well as the astronomical significance of causeway monuments and the conceptualisation of landscape in the Jomon period. These ideas are considered in the light of current work in the European Mesolithic and Neolithic, setting Jomon archaeology within a global context.
The book draws extensively on new archaeological information from various parts of Japan, including the sites of Sannai Maruyama, Isedotai, Komankino among others. Extensive colour illustrations provide a vivid demonstration of Jomon ideology and creativity.
The book draws extensively on new archaeological information from various parts of Japan, including the sites of Sannai Maruyama, Isedotai, Komankino among others. Extensive colour illustrations provide a vivid demonstration of Jomon ideology and creativity.
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Edition
Uitgawe and Revised and Updated to Include New Develop and B
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 col figs, 25 b/w figs
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 190 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84217-088-5 (9781842170885)
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Tatsuo Kobayashi is Professor of Archaeology at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo and Director of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History. He has excavated numerous prehistoric Japanese sites and is the leading authority on Jomon culture in Japan.Simon Kraner is Assistant Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.