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Jomon

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People in ancient Japan who lived by hunting and gathering and made pottery

noun
/ˈdʒoʊmɒn/

: pueblo jomon

Researchers believe the Jomon lived in Japan thousands of years ago.

Examples

Archaeologists discovered Jomon artifacts in northern Japan.
The Jomon people are famous for their intricate cord-marked ceramics.
Archaeologists discovered Jomon pottery fragments at the ancient site.
Researchers believe the Jomon lived in Japan thousands of years ago.
The Jomon people were skilled at making pottery.
Archaeologists discovered Jomon pottery fragments at the ancient site.
The Jomon people are famous for their intricate cord-marked ceramics.

Surface Forms

Jomon singular

Jomons plural

Etymology

Jomon comes from the Japanese words jō ('rope') and mon ('pattern'), named for the rope-marked pots these people made. The people who made that pottery are called the Jomon people.