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Art History
Undergraduate 2
10/06/2011

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The Jomon Period (11,000-400 BCE)
Definition
began as a hunter-gatherer society
foraging
nomadic lifestyle
incipient, initial, early, middle, late, and final
vessels were small with rounded bases for mobility
cord design
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Early Jomon (5,000-2,500 BCE)
Definition
pit houses, vessels with increased decorative aspects (shaped impressions)
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Middle Jomon (2,500-1,500 BCE)
Definition
population shift from coastal sites to highland and mountain regions
larger settlements
stable economy - engagement in crafting
cord design replaced by 3-D effects
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Late Jomon (1,500-1,000 BCE)
Definition
highland settlements are abandoned, collapse in population
coasts are inhabited
heavily modeled female figures
crouching figures
stone circles with the ritual purpose of separating the living quarters in villages
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Final Jomon (1,000-400 BCE)
Definition
addition of pigment to pottery
shallow serving bowls
social hierarchy
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The Yayoi Period (400 BCE-300 CE)
Definition
agricultural-based society
bronze and iron
rice
large communities (aristocracy and peasants)
taller ceramics, varying silhouettes
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The Kofun Period (300-710 CE)
Definition
key-shaped burial mounds
haniva sculptures
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