Cultural
Sites préhistoriques Jomon dans le nord du Japon
Located in northern Japan, this group of prehistoric archaeological sites documents the Jomon culture, one of the world's earliest pottery-making civilizations. The sites contain extensive evidence of hunter-gatherer societies that flourished in the Japanese archipelago over thousands of years, preserving remains of dwellings, tools, pottery, and food waste that illuminate early human settlement patterns and cultural development. The archaeological layers reveal significant technological and social adaptations across successive Jomon periods, including the development of sophisticated ceramic techniques and evidence of established communities. Situated in regions characterized by coastal and forested environments, these sites have benefited from conditions that enabled exceptional preservation of organic materials. The assemblages provide crucial comparative evidence for understanding prehistoric societies in East Asia and their relationship to environmental change. These locations collectively represent a substantial contribution to global knowledge of pre-agricultural human societies and early ceramic traditions.
