Location Ishikawa Archaeological Foundation

Tokuzen C Site etc. Extracted Artifacts: Jomon Earthenware and Stone Tools

There are about 1,000 sites from the Jomon Period in Ishikawa Prefecture, and many earthenware items and stone tools have been found.
With the advent of earthenware, it became possible to boil meat, fish, potatoes, wild vegetables, chestnuts and acorns, and the variety of food available increased more than ever before. The shapes and patterns of these earthenware vessels change over time and are unique to each region, allowing us to learn about the cultural zones and interactions of the time. For example, the earthenware items from the Tokuzen C Site (early-middle Jomon Period: about 5,500 years ago) are characterized by flowing patterns, and are similar to the earthenware items found from Fukui Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of Japan.
The Jomon people also had a thorough understanding of the characteristics of stone, skillfully making everyday tools. Stone tools found at the Mibiki Site in Nanao City, which faces onto the sea, include cooking utensils (ground stones and stone plates), hunting tools for small to medium-sized animals and birds (flint arrowheads), weights for fishing nets, tools for felling and processing trees (ground stone axes, etc.), tools for harvesting potatoes (chipped stone axes), etc.
These earthenware items and stone tools are important for understanding the life, culture and interactions of the Jomon people.

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