2015 summer exhibition: “Jomon Period Pottery and Vegetation”
Fri, Jul 10, 2015From The Aizu Museum: July 24, 2015
Pottery with engravings left by plants
Researchers examining pottery engravings
The replication process
Please visit!
The Aizu Museum is currently hosting its “Jomon Period Pottery and Vegetation” exhibition.
This exhibition features researchers’ attempts to replicate plants used in the Jomon period by analyzing engravings in Jomon period pottery. This exhibition particularly focuses on the latest research achievements made at the Shitanoya historical site. Located in Nishi-tokyo, Shitanoya houses the remains of an approximately 5,000 year old village. Shitanoya boasts the largest scale site in the southern Kanto region of Japan, and part of it occupies Waseda’s Higashifushimi Campus. The site is well-preserved and has become well known thanks to the efforts of local residents, and was designated as a National Historic Site on March 10, 2015. Although so small they can be overlooked, let’s examine these pottery engravings and learn about Jomon period vegetation!
This exhibition will be held until July 31 (Friday). The Aizu Museum is closed on Sundays and public holidays but will be open on July 20 (public holiday).
