Yayoi people
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The Yayoi people were an ancient population of the Japanese archipelago, known for introducing wet-rice agriculture, metalworking, and other key cultural and technological advances during Japan’s Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient population
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Yamato people (partial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Japanese population (partial) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType |
burial mounds
ⓘ
moated hilltop settlements ⓘ paddy fields ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Jomon hunter-gatherers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Yayoi culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing and hunting
ⓘ
millet cultivation ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
warfare between communities ⓘ wet-field irrigation ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
eastern Honshu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kofun-period people ⓘ |
| geneticComponent | East Asian farmer ancestry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bronze technology
ⓘ
dolmen-like stone burials ⓘ introduction of wet-rice agriculture ⓘ iron technology ⓘ jar burials ⓘ large raised-floor granaries ⓘ metalworking ⓘ moated settlements ⓘ paddy-field rice cultivation ⓘ settled village life ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Japanese archipelago ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | northern Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Toro site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoshinogari site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Japan ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin |
Korean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland East Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jomon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
bronze bells
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bronze mirrors ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ distinctive Yayoi pottery ⓘ iron tools ⓘ |
| region |
northern Kyushu core area
ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ |
| religion |
animistic beliefs
ⓘ
ritual use of bronze bells ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
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c. 300 BCE–300 CE ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
bronze
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iron ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
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