Shellmidden Period
The Shellmidden or Shellmound Period (Japanese: 貝塚時代, ''Kaizuka jidai'') is one of the periods of the prehistory of the Okinawa and Amami Islands. It is defined as the period of the prehistory in the Amami and Okinawa Islands with pottery. It lasts from 8000 BCE to the 11th or 12th centuries CE. The culture that develops during this period is called the Shellmidden Culture (Japanese: 貝塚文化, ''Kaizuka bunka''). It is divided into Early and Late Shellmidden Period, the difference residing in a shift in the settlement location and the development of trade with the neighbouring cultures, first Japan, and then China and Korea.   Economy is mainly based on gathering, fishing and hunting, the principal resources exploited being acorns, fishes and shellfishes. Settlements are limited in size, with the apparition of perennial villages by the end of the Early Shellmidden Period. The material culture is dominated by an important pottery production and very characteristic bon ...
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