Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉) is a large Cryptomeria tree located on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Japan.It is the oldest and largest among the old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island, and is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old. Other estimates of the tree's age include "at least 5,000 years", "more than 6,000 years", and "up to 7,000 years old".

El período Jōmon (縄文時代, Jōmon-jidai?) se inició en Japón aproximadamente en el 14 500 a. C. y dura hasta el 300 a. C., si bien estas fechas están en continuo debate y modificación. [1] [2] [3] Este período se desarrolló desde finales del Pleistoceno hasta el comienzo del Holoceno en el archipiélago japonés; y en la historia mundial corresponde al transcurso de la época ...

Magatama in the Yayoi period (300 BCE – 300 CE) are notably different from Jōmon-period magatama.The jewels moved from a primitive, non-standard form towards more polished and uniform form in this period. The technology to cut large gemstones and polish jewels notably advanced in the Yayoi period. Refined materials such as jadeite, serpentinite, and glass …

The Kamakura period (鎌倉時代, Kamakura jidai, 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans. The period is known for the emergence of the …

Middle Jōmon period ended in Japan. Decline of Harappan civilization began. The Harappa Torso was sculpted by a member of the Indus Valley culture. Vessel, from Asahi Mound, Toyama Prefecture, was made. Jōmon period. It is now kept at Collection of Tokyo University. Dogū, from Kurokoma, Yamanashi Prefecture, was made. Jōmon period.

Jōmon art. The first settlers of Japan were the Jōmon people (c. 10,500 – c. 300 BCE), named for the cord markings that decorated the surfaces of their clay vessels, were nomadic hunter-gatherers who later practiced organized farming and built cities with populations of hundreds if not thousands. They built simple houses of wood and thatch set into shallow earthen pits to …

The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus.The Mesolithic has different time spans in …

The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age.Very broadly, it dates to between 50,000 and 12,000 years ago (the beginning of the Holocene), according to some theories coinciding with the appearance of behavioral modernity in early modern humans, until the advent of the Neolithic Revolution and agriculture.

History. The area around Hachinohe has been occupied since prehistoric times, and was a major population center for the Emishi people. Numerous Jōmon period remains have been discovered within the borders of Hachinohe. The area was nominally under control of the Northern Fujiwara in the Heian period, and became part of the holdings granted to the Nanbu clan after the …

Die Jōmon-Zeit (jap. 縄文時代, jōmon jidai) oder Jōmon-Kultur (縄文文化, jōmon bunka) bezeichnet eine von 14.000 bis 300 v. Chr. andauernde Phase in der Vorgeschichte Japans.Die Bezeichnung geht auf den Zoologen Edward Sylvester Morse (1838–1925) zurück, der 1877 die Køkkenmøddinger in Ōmori in Japan untersuchte. Er bezeichnete die Muster auf der Keramik …

During the early period, there existed a Northern Imperial Court, established by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, and a Southern Imperial Court, established by Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino.Ideologically, the two courts fought for 50 years, with the South giving up to the North in 1392. However, in reality the Northern court was under the power of the Ashikaga shogunate …

The Japanese era name (Japanese: 年号, Hepburn: nengō, "year name"), also known as gengō (元号), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme.The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan (元) "), followed by the literal "nen (年)" meaning "year".

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (/ ˌ p eɪ l-, ˌ p æ l i oʊ ˈ l ɪ θ ɪ k /), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός palaios, "old" and λίθος lithos, "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology. It extends from the earliest ...

Fukushima (福島市, Fukushima-shi, [ɸɯ̥kɯꜜɕima]) is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.It is located in the northern part of the Nakadōri, central region of the prefecture.As of 1 May 2021, the city has an estimated population of 283,742 in 122,130 households and a population density of 370 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi).