Permanent Settlements and the Creation of Pottery

Footed Shallow Bowl
Found in Tsugaru City, Aomori, Jōmon period, 1000–400 BC

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Rising sea levels formed the Japanese islands when the ice age ended about 13,000 years ago. In response to their changing environment, people began using the bow and arrow for hunting, invented pottery, and began living in permanent settlements. This was the beginning of Japan’s Neolithic era, which lasted for approximately 10,000 years. Although farming and the rearing of livestock usually began during this era in other societies, life in Japan continued to be centered on foraging, fishing, and hunting.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 7 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Rod	Found in Komagane City, Nagano	Jōmon period, 3000–2000 BC	J-1474
Highlight		Deep Vessels	Found at the Hanamiyama Site, Kanagawa	Jōmon period, 11,000–7000 BC	Lent by the Yokohama City Board of Education, Kanagawa
Highlight		Deep Vessel	Found in Niigata City, Niigata	Jōmon period, 4000–3000 BC	Gift of Mr. Uehara Kōshirō, J-39544
Highlight		Deep Vessel	Found at the Kawanishi Elementary School Site, Tochigi	Jōmon period, 3000–2000 BC	J-22775
Highlight		Deep Vessel	Found at the Ubayama Shell Mound, Chiba	Jōmon period, 3000–2000 BC	Gift of Mr. Sugihara Sōsuke, J-34544
Highlight		Deep Vessel	Found at the Azusawa Shell Mound, Tokyo	Jōmon period, 2000–1000 BC	Gift of Mr. Goto Shuichi, J-23165
Highlight		Footed Shallow Bowl	Found in Tsugaru City, Aomori	Jōmon period, 1000–400 BC	J-36814

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