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title: Jomon Period Dogu
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9525/jomon-period-dogu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jomon Period Dogu

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Jomon Period Dogu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9525.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9525.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a headless dogu. Earthenware figures (dogu) were important in the [Jomon period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jomon_Period/) and as many as 1000 have been found at some sites. Some seem to represent imaginary animals but most are human in shape. Are they females, or without a specific gender? They seem to have been used in rituals, during which most were deliberately broken and thrown away. Earthenware. From Chubu region, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Middle Jomon period, c. 2500 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, December 06). Jomon Period Dogu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9525/jomon-period-dogu/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Period Dogu." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 06, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9525/jomon-period-dogu/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Jomon Period Dogu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Dec 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9525/jomon-period-dogu/>.

## License & Copyright

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