Archaeological Collections from the Jomon Period in the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
Archaeological Collections from the Jomon Period in the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
doi:10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.2.029-036
D.A. Ivanova
Federal University, Ayaks 10, Russky Island, Vladivostok, 690922, Russia
This article presents an analysis and additional description of archaeological items of the Jomon period from A.V Grigoriev’s collection (No. 1294) at the Department of Archaeology of the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) RAS in St. Petersburg. The study focuses on the description of decorative motifs and the stylistic attribution of selected samples of pottery. The analysis is based on the published data about the Omori shell mound (Tokyo, Honshu Island), visited by Grigoriev in 1878 as a part of the expedition from the Imperial Russian Geographical Society. The early stage of the Japanese archaeology is described with reference to the Omori shell mound. Special attention is given to specific features of the Jomon decorative style. The geographic location of the site suggests that the samples are associated with the Kasori B and Horinouchi styles. Contrary to the Russian tradition, the emphasis is made on stylistic interpretation rather than technology and typology. The combinations of large zonally arranged rectangular designs and spiral motifs are typical of the Kasori B style, to which several samples belong. Others reveal vertically and horizontally arranged patterns consisting of incised arcuate and straight lines, typical of the Horinouchi style.
