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 1, 2022 (Tue) - September 4, 2022 (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 Hoe | Found at Nagasaki 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 | |||
| Shell Harvester | From Bishamon C Cave, Minami shitaura-machi, Miura-shi, Kanagawa | Yayoi period, 1st - 3rd century | J-37003-9 | On exhibit from April 11, 2022 | |||
| Highlight | Unfinished Blonze Arrowhead | From Shiga | Yayoi period, 1st-3rd century | J-1863 | |||
| Highlight | Octopus Trap Jar | Found at Yotsuike Site, Osaka | Yayoi period, 2nd century BC–3rd century AD | Gift of Mr. Maeda Chozaburo, J-10065 |