Outline of Exhibition
Period | Oct 14 (Wed),2009 - Jan 24 (Sun), 2010 |
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Venue | Special Exhibition Galleries, National Museum of Japanese History |
Admissions | Adults: ¥830 (¥560) Senior high school & college students: ¥450 (¥250) * Fees in parentheses apply to groups of 20 or more * Admission to permanent collection included * Free admission for elementary & junior high school students * Free admission for senior high school students every Saturday |
Hours | 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (no entrance after 4:00 p.m.) |
Closed | Oct 19 (Mon), 26 (Mon), Nov 2 (Mon), 9 (Mon), 16 (Mon), 24 (Tue), 30 (Mon) , Dec 7 (Mon), 14 (Mon), 21 (Mon) Dec 27 (Sat), 2009- Jan 4 (Mon), 2010, Jan 12 (Tue), and 18 (Mon) |
Sponsor | National Museum of Japanese History |
The recent archaeological discoveries in East Asia and the progress of studies using the dating method, etc. have significantly changed the position of the Japanese Jomon Culture.
The invention of pottery, which was a major event in human history, took place in the East Asian region in the late Glacial Period. With this main subject, the exhibition is gathering together the historical materials of the Incipient Jomon Period of the Japanese Archipelago from the south to the north. The materials and panels are displayed to show the origin of pottery, the variation in structure and appearance of stone tool, the pottery production restored by the chronological positioning using the latest dating method and the fired paste analysis, as well as natural remains and their relationship with flora and fauna analyzed scientifically.
The exhibition indicates that based on the dating, the beginning of the Jomon ware dates back to the late Glacial Period 16,000 to 15,000 years ago and the pottery from the Japanese Archipelago is the earliest in the world at present excluding uncertain cases. It also reviews the relationship between the East Asian and the Japanese Jomon pottery by indicating that the pottery vessels of about 15,000 years ago have been discovered in coastal regions throughout Siberia. At the same time, the exhibition shows that the appearances are different between the pottery of the Incipient Jomon Period from Tohoku through Hokuriku and Kanto, and those from South Korea and South Kyushu through Tokai. This indicates that there are two traditions different between north and south in the Jomon ware of the Japanese Archipelago. The exhibition furthermore shows the transition to the Initial Jomon Culture leading to the peak of the Jomon Culture.
Exhibition Lineup
I. Prologue: The Beginning of the Jomon Culture
II. Natural Environment
III. Emergence of Pottery
IV. The Spread of the Jomon Culture
V. Scientific Approaches
VI. Regional Jomon Culture of the Japanese Archipelago
VII. Epilogue: The Beginning of the Jomon Culture
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Restored image of Odai Yamamoto I site in Aomori Prefecture (Supervised by Yuichiro Kudo and Mitsuo Suzuki, illustrated by Reiko Ishii) |
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Note: Please note that items in the exhibition are subject to change.