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1. Jomon Period

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   Pottery
   Jomon pottery represents the world's oldest known ceramic tradition, with specimens dated to approximately 16,500 BCE from sites in Niigata Prefecture.[^9] Early vessels were small, round-bottomed, and featured incised or cord-marked surface decorations—aesthetic patterns that served primarily decorative rather than functional purposes, according to current scholarly consensus.
   Pottery forms evolved significantly across the Jomon span. Early deep bowls gradually gave way to shallow plates and storage vessels in the Middle and Late periods. Notably…