Daily Tools of the Jomon Period
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Toggling Harpoon Head, In shape of swallow tail, Excavated at Nakazawahama Shell Mound, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate, Jomon period, 1000-400 BC (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
September 6, 2022 (Tue) - March 5, 2023 (Sun)From the Jomon period (ca. 11,000 BC–ca. 5th century BC) onward, means of obtaining food changed in accordance with changes in the natural environment resulting from a milder climate. The bow and arrow was invented, while tools such as fishhooks, fishing spears, and harpoon heads were created in quantity. Grinding slabs and grindstones as well as stone mortars and hammerstones were used to process nuts and other foods.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Toggling Harpoon Head, In shape of swallow tail | Excavated at Nakazawahama Shell Mound, Rikuzentakata-shi, Iwate | Jomon period, 1000-400 BC | Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada, J-10636 | |||
| Highlight | Fish Hook | From Kamegaoka, Kizukuri, Tsugaru-shi, Aomori | Jomon period, 1000-400 BC | Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Yorisada, J-10623 | |||
| Highlight | Stone Arrowheads | Found in Hachinohe City, Aomori | Jōmon period, 2000–400 BC | J-5360 | |||
| Highlight | Saw-Shaped Stone Blades | Found in Gotō City, Nagasaki | Jōmon period, 2000–1000 BC | Gift of Mr. Konishi Hajime, J-9145 | |||
| Highlight | Polished Stone Axe | Found in Uruma City, Okinawa | Jōmon period, 2000–1000 BC | J-15712 | |||
| Grinding Slab and Grindstone | Found in Akiruno City, Tokyo | Jōmon period, 3000–2000 BC | J-37836 |