Daily Tools of the Yayoi Period
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Iron Axe, Excavated at the mountain behind Korinji Temple, Shinonoi, Nagano-shi, Nagano, Yayoi period, 2nd-1st century BC
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
March 2, 2021 (Tue) - September 5, 2021 (Sun)In the Yayoi period (ca. 5th century BC–3rd century AD), polished stone and metal tools were introduced from China and the Korean Peninsula along with wet rice cultivation. Stone tools included rice reapers for harvesting, a range of polished axes and adzes for making wooden agricultural tools, and polished arrowheads that could have been used as weapons. These tools were subsequently made with iron.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Wooden Clog Used in Rice Paddies | Found at Sena Site, Shizuoka | Yayoi period, 2nd century BC-3rd century AD | Lent by Shizuoka Prefectural Education Commission | |||
| Highlight | Iron Axe | Excavated at the mountain behind Korinji Temple, Shinonoi, Nagano-shi, Nagano | Yayoi period, 2nd-1st century BC | J-12946 | |||
| Highlight | Unfinished Blonze Arrowhead | From Shiga | Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century | J-1863 | |||
| Highlight | Iron Arrowhead | Found in Tottori City, Tottori | Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century | ||||
| Highlight | Clay Spindle Whorl | Excavated at Orimoto-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa | Yayoi period, 2nd-1st century BC | Gift of Ms. Noguchi Kane, J-37526 |