c. 18,000 BCE
Technology
Japan
Jomon pottery
Hunter-gatherers in the Japanese archipelago made cord-marked cooking vessels among the world's oldest.
Why it mattered
Proves pottery began with foragers, not farmers.
Stone Age
18,000 BCE
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