
Pots Before Farms
Long before widespread agriculture, Jōmon people crafted the world's oldest known ceramics around 14,500 BC.History of Japan — Jōmon Pottery and Japan’s Deep Past

Cord-Marked Magic
Potters rolled clay into ropes, coiled vessels upward, and fired them in open flames, leaving cord-marked pottery.History of Japan — Jōmon Pottery and Japan’s Deep Past