noun
cord-marked pattern; straw-rope pattern
Refers to the distinctive cord-impressed decoration on Jōmon pottery. Used in archaeological and art-historical descriptions.
この土器には縄文がはっきり残っている。
The cord-marked pattern is clearly visible on this pottery.
noun
Jōmon period
Abbreviation of 縄文時代. Used in historical contexts to refer to the Japanese Neolithic period (ca. 14,000–1000 BCE).
See also: 縄文時代
縄文の遺跡から土偶が出土した。
Clay figurines were excavated from a Jōmon-period site.