Ranging in shape, color and expression, this body of work is anchored by Iwamura’s signature use of texture and material. The raked surfaces of the hand-sculpted forms echo those of Zen gardens and ...

According to current mainstream theory, Japanese have mixed origins in the Jomon people known for their distinctive pottery culture ... s Center for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural ...

KUMAKOGEN, Ehime Prefecture--Prehistoric people in Japan fashioned human figures ... from 14,500 years ago at the start of the early Jomon Pottery Culture Period that lasted until 1000 B.C ...

In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...

What it tells us about the past: This small, clay tablet was likely a tool used to perform rituals at two prehistoric stone rings in northern Japan over three millennia ago. The holes were used ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd ... and household refuse were uncovered. Excavated pottery included everyday items such as cups, plates ...

Daisuke Kiyomizu knows pottery inside and out ... At the start of his career, Kiyomizu tells me later via a Japanese translator on a video call, he struggled to make ends meet by following ...

AMMAN — Beit Ras, located near Irbid, became of interest for the Polish team representing the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (PCMA) of the University of Warsaw, which conducted the ...

When it was made: Around 1500 B.C. Related: Dancing dwarf: A 2,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of ... two prehistoric stone rings in northern Japan over three millennia ago.

It is one of the "Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara" for which Japan is seeking a UNESCO World Heritage listing. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ...