Paleolithic Japan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds Iwajuku site discovered in 1946
gptkbp:burialPractice rare or absent
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:endDate c. 14,000 BCE
gptkbp:evidence seasonal migration
use of obsidian
blade technology
use of bone tools
temporary camps
microblade technology
no permanent settlements
no agriculture
no ceramics
use of animal hunting
use of plant gathering
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:deer
gptkb:lion
gptkb:Naumann_elephant
Japanese wolf
Yabe's giant deer
gptkbp:firstDomesticated absent
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Jomon_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paleolithic Japan
gptkbp:humanSpecies gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japanese_archipelago
gptkbp:mainActivity hunter-gatherer lifestyle
gptkbp:mainToolType stone tools
gptkbp:notablePlace scrapers
choppers
obsidian tools
bone needles
microblades
stone spear points
gptkbp:notableSite Fukui Cave
Iwajuku site
Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins
gptkbp:obsidianSource gptkb:Hokkaido
gptkb:Kyushu
gptkb:Kozushima
gptkb:Honshu
gptkbp:obsidianTrade long-distance exchange
gptkbp:partOf Japanese prehistory
gptkbp:population low
gptkbp:potteryDecoration absent
gptkbp:precededBy no earlier Japanese period
gptkbp:startDate c. 40,000 BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paleolithic_Korea
gptkb:Jomon_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6