Jomon research project for Ceramics/Handbuilding I

1. Jomon of Japan
The Oldest Pottery in the world
• Japan 10,000 BC
• Siberia 9,000 BC
• China 8,000 - 6,500BC
• Western Asia 7,600 BC
• Korea 6,000 – 4,500 BC
• South America 4,000 BC
Project 2 – Donovan Brigham

2. Edward Morse discovered earthenware pots
near Tokyo in 1877. He labeled them cord-
marked, which was later translated into Jomon.
Pottery was first created when the people
transitioned from hunter-gatherer to
sedentary groups.
The earliest Jomon Pottery was used primarily
for cooking and storage.

3. Jomon Phases
• Incipient 10,000 – 7,500 BC
• Initial 7,500 – 4,500 BC
• Early 4,500 – 3,000 BC
• Middle 3,000 – 2,000 BC
• Late 2,000 – 1,000 BC
• Final 1,000 – 300 BC

9. The Original