nscArchaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of EurasiaАрхеология, этнография и антропология Евразии1563-0110IAET SB RAS10.17746/1563-0110.2022.50.1.057-064nsc-1389Research ArticlePALEOENVIRONMENT. THE STONE AGEПАЛЕОЭКОЛОГИЯ. КАМЕННЫЙ ВЕКThe Specifics of Japanese Terms Referring to the Jōmon Period, Based on Publications by Yamanouchi Sugao and Kobayashi TatsuoIvanovaD. A.

Ayaks 10, Russky Island, Vladivostok, 690922, Russia

ivanova.dale@dvfu.ruTabarevA. V.

Pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

olmec@yandex.ruFar Eastern Federal UniversityRussian FederationInstitute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation2022030420225015764Copyright © Ivanova D.A., Tabarev A.V., 20222022Ivanova D.A., Tabarev A.V.Ivanova D.A., Tabarev A.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journal.archaeology.nsc.ru/jour/article/view/1389

This article discusses difficulties in the use of Japanese archaeological terminology, especially with regard to the Jōmon period. The history of the notions of “style”, “type”, and “form” is outlined, which are the most adequate concepts for the interpretation, classification, and description of new styles of the Jōmon pottery. The evolution of the terms is traced using the works by Yamanouchi Sugao and Kobayashi Tatsuo. Their basic views on the typology of Jōmon artifacts and the notions behind the key terms are described.

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