Yayoi culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:agricultureType paddy field rice farming
gptkbp:burialPlace jar burials
square-shaped kofun
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:rice
marina
wild plants
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1884
gptkbp:endDate c. 300 CE
gptkbp:excavatedBy Shogoro Tsuboi
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Kofun_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yayoi culture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Proto-Japonic
gptkbp:majorSite gptkb:Itazuke_site
gptkb:Toro_site
gptkb:Yoshinogari_site
Karako-Kagi site
gptkbp:metalwork iron tools
bronze mirrors
bronze weapons
gptkbp:namedAfter Yayoi district, Tokyo
gptkbp:notableFor social stratification
introduction of wet-rice agriculture
introduction of weaving
introduction of new burial practices
large settlement sites
pottery distinct from Jomon pottery
use of bronze and iron
gptkbp:population significant compared to Jomon period
gptkbp:potteryStyle wheel-thrown pottery
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Jomon_period
gptkbp:region gptkb:Japanese_archipelago
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Yayoi_people
ancestors of modern Japanese
gptkbp:relatedTo Korean Peninsula
Chinese Han dynasty
gptkbp:religion mythology
ancestor worship
gptkbp:socialStructure village communities
emergence of chiefdoms
gptkbp:startDate c. 300 BCE
gptkbp:tradedOn with China
with Korean Peninsula
gptkbp:uses stone tools
iron sickles
bronze bells (dotaku)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jomon_culture
gptkb:Jomon_period
gptkb:Yayoi_pottery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6