pre-Jomon period; preceramic period
Historical archaeological term for the period before the Jomon period in Japan, also known as the preceramic period. Rare in everyday language; used mainly in academic or historical contexts.
See also: 先土器時代
No pottery is unearthed from sites of the pre-Jomon period.
先縄文時代は、先土器時代とも呼ばれる。
The pre-Jomon period is also called the preceramic period.
Compound of 先 (pre-) + 縄文 (Jomon) + 時代 (period). The term is a modern archaeological classification.