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Recent research in Japan using the 'impression method' has revealed Jomon vessels containing a large number of plant seed impressions in the clay, including from soybean and adzuki bean seeds. Additional research has been published about a vessel with a large number of maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais). Although there were differences in the seeds and insects found in the clay, it is thought they resulted from intentional mixing with the hope of increasing cultivated plant fertility. This could mean that the cultivated plants had a significant meaning as a staple food and as spiritual objects during the Jomon period. These cultural practices indirectly prove that the Jomon people were not just hunter-gatherers, but also hunter-cultivators. However, there is strong opposition to this intentional mixing theory and the existence of plant cultivation during the Jomon period. Due to the small number of recoveries of pottery with a large number of seeds and insects from the Jomon sites, researchers have counter-argued that the introduction of these seeds and insects into the clay was coincidental. In response, it has been suggested that few discoveries have been made due to fragmentatio

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Author

Obata, Hiroki ;Miyaura, Mai ;Nakano, Kazuhiro

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Earth and Planetary Sciences (Social Sciences)