Tag: Pit Houses

The Advent of the Yayoi

June 29, 2020 justin-david-hebert Jōmon, Season 1 Comments Off on The Advent of the Yayoi
The reconstructed Longhouse of the Sannai-Maruyama site, which was home to one group of Jomon people for hundreds of years. Attrib.: Diego Molla / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
A reconstructed pit dwelling at Sannai-Maruyama, this one made mostly from bark. Attrib.: I, Perezoso / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
More pit-dwellings from Sannai-Maruyama. I think the one in the foreground looks kind of like a Hobbit Hole because I am a nerd. Attrib.: 663highland / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
From the Yoshinogari site, a reconstructed elevated storehouse, longhouse, and several pit dwellings. These are Yayoi Period structures, and it might seem like they are not very different than the Jomon dwellings. We’ll discuss why that is next season…
Attrib.: Suicasmo / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
A watchtower from the Yoshinogari Site, as well as a palisade. Various defensive structures were built during the latter part of the Yayoi period. Image is Public Domain.