HAA 0640 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Magatama, Earthenware, Imperial Regalia Of Japan
25 Apr 2016
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By the second century bce, yayoi type settlements covered kyushu, shikoku, and all but the northern tip of honshu. Not under a central authority, operated independently. Developments in yayoi culture around 400 bce moved japan from hunter-gatherer culture to an agricultural culture that worked metal. Migrations from korea and/or china possibly, because earliest sites found in. Large settlement called yoshinogari was uncovered in kyushu (site dates from 2nd century bce - 1st c. ce) in 1989. Consisted of 300 pit dwellings, one larger than the rest, all enclosed within 2 moats. 4 watchtowers, each about 36 feet tall. 2000 burial sites nw of village; one mound larger than the rest. Large rice granaries placed outside the moats. Rice storehouses and chieftain"s house were raised off the ground. Storehouses had only one small door to keep animals out. Fig 18 - yayoi raised rice granary/storehouse. At least 12 separate yayoi cemetery sites at yoshinogari.
