Jomon

American

[jaw-mawn] / ˈdʒɔ mɔn /

adjective

of or relating to the period of Japanese culture, c8000–300 b.c., corresponding to Mesolithic or early Neolithic, characterized by sunken-pit dwellings and heavy handmade pottery formed with a rope pattern of clay coils.

Etymology

Origin of Jomon

From the Japanese word jōmon rope-pattern

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Jomon ancestry appeared strongest in Okinawa, where it was found in 28.5% of samples, while western Japan showed much lower levels at 13.4%.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

In Japan, people in Jomon cultures ate lots of chestnuts that they cultivated in addition to what they hunted, gathered, and fished.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2023

For example, a woman’s remains found in Yokchido in South Korea had 95% ancestry from Japan’s ancient Jomon people, indicating her recent ancestors had migrated over the sea.

From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021

John Ross III had three TD catches, Dante Pettis had two and Jomon Dotson had the other.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2016

The earliest Yayoi sites on Kyushu contained pots both in the new Yayoi styles and in the old Jomon styles, but the latter dropped out as Yayoi culture and pottery spread north through Honshu.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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