続ぞく縄じょう文もん時じ代だい

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Meanings

noun

post-Jōmon period; epi-Jōmon period

historical term

Historical term for a period mainly in Hokkaido (3rd–7th century BCE) following the Jōmon period, characterized by a continuation of Jōmon-like culture with some influences from the Yayoi period.

Kanji

続continue, series, sequel
縄straw rope, cord
文sentence, literature, style
時time, hour
代substitute, change, convert

Related words

縄じょう文もん時じ代だい
The Jōmon period (c. 14,000–300 BCE) precedes the post-Jōmon period; 続縄文時代 refers specifically to the subsequent era in Hokkaido.
弥生やよい時じ代だい
The Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE) on Honshu was contemporaneous with the post-Jōmon period in Hokkaido, but featured rice agriculture and metal tools, unlike the continuing Jōmon-like culture.

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Etymology

Compound of 続 (continuation) + 縄文時代 (Jōmon period), literally 'continuing Jōmon period'. The term was coined in modern archaeology to describe the post-Jōmon cultural phase in Hokkaido.

縄じょう文もん時じ代だい