I do think that the culture of Jomon is very highly , and Jomon's clay figure is so the acme of deformation that Picasso couldn't reach it .
The Jomon period will be period subdivision of Japanese archaeology and be the time with the Jomon pottery .
That will be before the Yayoi Era after the Paleolithic era .
The Yayoi Era has started from around 300 B.C.
The Jomon period is divided in 6 periods , in pioneer days , early stage , the first term , middle term , the latter period and the last stage .
The Jomon culture which flourished on the foot of Yatsugatake was so splendid .
I believe that the middle term in particular was excellent ," Earthen vessel with a spiral crest handle is a good goods . it is equals " Jomon fire earthen vessel ."
They must be two grand champion of sumo wrestlers of Jomon .
There was a scholar who estimated the population of the chain of islands in this time at about 300,000 people , but this is a lot of population seriously by society of hunting collection .
About the clay figure , one researcher said ,
”It's the best masterpiece of the mankind for 5000 years ."
”This is the acme of the deformation which that Picasso couldn't reach it ,at last ."
I do think it is the culture that Japanese should appreciate so highly .
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縄文時代とは、日本の考古学上の時代区分で、縄文式土器を使用していた時代であり、旧石器時代の後で、弥生時代の始まる紀元前３００年ごろまでをいう、
草創期
早期
前期
中期
後期
晩期
特に、中期には、八ヶ岳山麓に豪華な文化を花開かせた、特に、渦巻紋取手付土器（うずまきもんとってつきどき）は逸品で、縄文火炎土器といい勝負、水と火がテーマであり、縄文の両横綱だ。
この中期の列島の人口を、約３０万人と推計した学者がいたが、これは、狩猟採集の社会では、かなりの人数である、多いということ。
そして、縄文の土偶について、ある先鋭な研究者が、
「人類５０００年の最高傑作である」
「ピカソも 終に到達できなかったデフォルメの極致」
もうすこし知ってもらいたい事実、誇るべき誇るべきニッポンの精華ではあるまいか。
