Jōmon period
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The Jōmon period was a prehistoric era of Japanese history characterized by hunter-gatherer societies, early pottery, and distinctive cord-marked ceramics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jōmon culture | 1 |
| Jōmon period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11519545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jōmon period Context triple: [Yayoi period, follows, Jōmon period]
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Yayoi period
The Yayoi period was a formative era in Japanese prehistory marked by the introduction of wet-rice agriculture, metal tools, and more complex social structures, preceding the Kofun period.
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Kofun period
The Kofun period was an early Japanese historical era (c. 3rd–6th century) characterized by the construction of large keyhole-shaped burial mounds for powerful elites and the emergence of a centralized Yamato polity.
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C.
Vakataka period
The Vakataka period was a classical era of ancient Indian history (4th–6th centuries CE) marked by the rule of the Vakataka dynasty, noted for its patronage of art and architecture, including major phases of the Ajanta cave paintings.
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Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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E.
Gusuku period
The Gusuku period was a formative era in the Ryukyu Islands marked by the construction of fortified hilltop castles (gusuku), the rise of regional chieftains, and the foundations of the Ryukyu Kingdom’s political and cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jōmon period Target entity description: The Jōmon period was a prehistoric era of Japanese history characterized by hunter-gatherer societies, early pottery, and distinctive cord-marked ceramics.
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A.
Yayoi period
The Yayoi period was a formative era in Japanese prehistory marked by the introduction of wet-rice agriculture, metal tools, and more complex social structures, preceding the Kofun period.
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B.
Kofun period
The Kofun period was an early Japanese historical era (c. 3rd–6th century) characterized by the construction of large keyhole-shaped burial mounds for powerful elites and the emergence of a centralized Yamato polity.
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C.
Vakataka period
The Vakataka period was a classical era of ancient Indian history (4th–6th centuries CE) marked by the rule of the Vakataka dynasty, noted for its patronage of art and architecture, including major phases of the Ajanta cave paintings.
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D.
Yamato period
The Yamato period was an early era of Japanese history (roughly 3rd to 7th century) marked by the political consolidation of the Yamato clan, the emergence of a centralized state, and the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese cultural influences.
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E.
Gusuku period
The Gusuku period was a formative era in the Ryukyu Islands marked by the construction of fortified hilltop castles (gusuku), the rise of regional chieftains, and the foundations of the Ryukyu Kingdom’s political and cultural identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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prehistoric period ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 300 BCE ⓘ |
| etymology | "Jōmon" means "cord-marked" in Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Paleolithic period in Japan ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clay figurines
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complex ritual practices ⓘ cord-marked ceramics ⓘ dog domestication ⓘ early lacquer use ⓘ early pottery production ⓘ elaborate pottery decoration ⓘ fishing and marine resource use ⓘ foraging economy ⓘ hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ limited plant cultivation ⓘ ornaments made of shell and bone ⓘ pit dwellings ⓘ regional cultural variation ⓘ semi-sedentary lifestyle ⓘ shell middens ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ stone circles ⓘ use of antler tools ⓘ use of bone tools ⓘ use of stone tools ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cord-marked pottery
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dogū figurines ⓘ flame-style pottery ⓘ shell middens ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japanese archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
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Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jōmon pottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Japanese history ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese Paleolithic ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 14,000 BCE ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Early Jōmon
NERFINISHED
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Final Jōmon ⓘ Incipient Jōmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Initial Jōmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Jōmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Jōmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInPrehistory | Neolithic era of Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jōmon period Description of subject: The Jōmon period was a prehistoric era of Japanese history characterized by hunter-gatherer societies, early pottery, and distinctive cord-marked ceramics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jōmon culture