What shell mounds tell us about the Jomon diet and way of life
Shell mounds are basically ancient kitchen dumps but they are sexy icons for the whole field of Japanese archaeology. The
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Author: Aileen Kawagoe
The earliest Jomon developed and used pottery for fishing salmon and molluscs 15,500 years ago
Today, I begin a series on the Jomon Village of the Tama Hills (which I have visited probably over 10
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Wajin and Ainu relations: History of trade imbalance and exploitation and how “Hokkaido” was born
The history of bilateral trade relations between Ainu and Yamato’s Wa people has shown us that systems of trade imbalance
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Haunting haniwa images of horsemen, hunters and warrior kings from 1,500 years ago
Located in Takasaki city, a now sleepy off-the-beaten-path part of Gunma prefecture is an archaeological gem of a museum called
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Excavations on Iki islands’ Karakami site, throw light on how immigrants filtered into Kyushu
Iki Island just 20 km off the north-western coast of Kyūshū, is strategically situated like a major stepping stone and
Read moreWhat maize weevils from ancient Jomon pottery reveal
Researchers from Kumamoto University have studied nationwide maize weevil impressions, including impressions from 10,000 year-old pottery, from the southern Japanese
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A treasure trove of 103 ‘lost’ drawings by Hokusai emerges in the Piasa auction house in Paris
103 recently uncovered drawings by the Japanese painter and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai were added to the British Museum’s collection. The works,
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Hello world!
About Heritage of Japan Always a work in progress, this blog is a portal that beckons the reader to travel
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