Chuo and collaborators' archaeological findings post to Science Japan

Scanning electron micrograph of an indentation on an earthenware vessel and a replica of the indentation. Provided by Chuo University

    In recent years, impression marks remaining on the surface of Jomon Period pottery (marks left by something pressed against the surface) have been attracting attention. It is apparently patterned with pressed soybean seeds.     
    A research team from the Chuo University Archeology Laboratory, the Kanazawa University Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, the Meiji University Center for Obsidian and Lithic Studies, and the Tokyo National Museum, in cooperation with the Fuchu City government's project to publish a new history for Fuchu City, examined pottery excavated from the Shimizugaoka site, a large settlement from the mid-Jomon period in Fuchu City. 

    The findings was posted to the online magazine Science Japan which offers comprehensive overview of breaking science & technology news from Japan. (July 23, 2024)