Tweet Date: 12/18/17
Article Date: 12/16/17
Article Publisher: Asahi Shimbun
Article Link: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712160007.html
Location: Kikonai, Hokkaido
Site Name: Koren 5 Site
Time Period: Latter half of Middle Jomon Period (apx 4,300 yrs ago)
Object: First Stone Painted with Human Face Discovered from Jomon Period
Why is this interesting/important? Although dogu figurines and intricate pottery are well known characteristics of the Jomon period, paintings are extremely rare. The triangular shaped stone measures apdx 12-13cm per side, is 1.4 cm thick, and eyebrows, a nose, mouth and one eye can be clearly seen painted on the surface. This is the first example of a painting of a face to be discovered from the Jomon period.