Jomon Period Timeline

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c. 14500 BCE - c. 300 BCE
Jomon Period in Japan.
14500 BCE - 5000 BCE
The Incipient phase of the Jomon Period, earliest known pottery in the world made during this time.
10000 BCE
The Ice Age ends and land bridges recede leaving groups of people on an island that is to become Japan.
5000 BCE - 3000 BCE
The Early phase of the Jomon Period.
3000 BCE - 1000 BCE
The Middle phase of the Jomon Period.
1000 BCE - 300 BCE
The Late phase of the Jomon Period, rice farming and metalworking are brought to Japan.
300 BCE
The transition to the Yayoi Period.