How Old Is Japan Culture

arnadstephen · Apr 4, 2003, 09:01

Obviously for thousands of years people have lived on the Japan terrority.

But how long ago did a coehisive Japan culture/society emerge ?

I am trying to say that this culture/society had a strong unique flavour that was significant in nature.

Mandylion · Apr 4, 2003, 09:17

Depends what you mean by cohesive. Hunter-gathering society, though groups tended to be geographically isolated, were present about 10,000-12,000 years ago (Jomon Period/Paleolithic). Late Jomon saw people coming from Korean bringing rice and metal working. You had villages, people working together to cultivate rice and store rice, among other things, so I would put the start of a cohesive culture/society at around this time, making allowances for geographic difference (which there are even today). However, I would encourage you to take the following link that has a good general timeline and you can decide for yourself -Cheers.

http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/p...e_history.html

arnadstephen · Apr 4, 2003, 17:33

I think the previous thread
-->"Can somebody tell me where does modern-Japanese originate from?",

made the point, I was trying to make.
_.

Apr 4, 2003, 09:01	#1
arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	How Old Is Japan Culture Obviously for thousands of years people have lived on the Japan terrority. But how long ago did a coehisive Japan culture/society emerge ? I am trying to say that this culture/society had a strong unique flavour that was significant in nature.

Apr 4, 2003, 09:17	#2
Mandylion Omnipotence personified Join Date: Mar 15, 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,121	Depends what you mean by cohesive. Hunter-gathering society, though groups tended to be geographically isolated, were present about 10,000-12,000 years ago (Jomon Period/Paleolithic). Late Jomon saw people coming from Korean bringing rice and metal working. You had villages, people working together to cultivate rice and store rice, among other things, so I would put the start of a cohesive culture/society at around this time, making allowances for geographic difference (which there are even today). However, I would encourage you to take the following link that has a good general timeline and you can decide for yourself -Cheers. http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/p...e_history.html __________________ "It's a dn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word." - Andrew Jackson**

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Apr 4, 2003, 17:33	#3
arnadstephen Banned Join Date: Oct 8, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 201	I think the previous thread -->"Can somebody tell me where does modern-Japanese originate from?", made the point, I was trying to make. _.