Author’s Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Editor’s Preface V
3. Author’s Preface IX
4. Contents XI
5. Maps XII
6. Figures, Tables, Plates XIII
7. I. Introduction 1
8. II. The Relative Chronological Sequence of Jomon Pottery Types 6
9. III. Geology and Relative Chronology in the Jomon Period 10
10. IV. The Proto-Jomon Period 21
11. V. The Early-Jomon Period 36
12. VI. The Moroiso Culture 43
13. VII. The Middle-Jomon Period 48
14. VIII. The Later-Jomon Period 57
15. IX. The Final-Jomon Period 64
16. X. The Problem of the Identity of Jomon Man 76
17. Appendix A: The Jomon Period and Absolute Chronology 85
18. Appendix B: The Shouldered-Axe Culture in East Asia and Japan 86
19. Appendix C: The Violin-Shaped Axe on Formosa 87
20. Appendix D: Alphabetical List of Jomon Sites in Japan Correlated with List by Region, Province, and District 88
21. Appendix E: List of Jomon Period Sites by Region, Province, and District 91
22. Bibliography 107
23. Plates 118
24. Index 119