Jōmon period
Japanese prehistorical period
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Summary
Jōmon period is an archaeological culture[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of archaeological culture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,417 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Japan[3]
- Instance of: archaeological period[4]
- Named after: Jōmon pottery[5]
- Follows: Japanese Paleolithic[6]
- Followed by: Yayoi period[7], Epi-Jōmon period[8]
- Location: Japanese archipelago[9]
- Part of: history of Japan[10]
- Commons category: Jōmon period[11]
- Start time: -13000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]
- End time: 400 BC[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jōmon period[14]
- Commons gallery: 縄文時代[15]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:period=jomon[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Jōmon period[17]
- Has characteristic: sedentism[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- P14541: 4Qgfec[20]
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Influence
Things named for Jōmon period include Jōmon Sugi[21], a remarkable tree[22], in Japan[23], founded in -6000[24] and 3878 Jyoumon[25], an asteroid[26].
Why It Matters
Jōmon period has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Jōmon Sugi[21], a remarkable tree[22], in Japan[23], founded in -6000[24] and 3878 Jyoumon[25], an asteroid[26].