The Jeulmun Pottery Era

The Jeulmun Pottery Era

Part 1:

Introduction to Jeulmun Pottery Era

Introduction to the Jeulmun Pottery Era

• Jeulmun Pottery Era was an archaeological era
• Dated approximately from 8000-1500 BCE
• Named after pottery vessels
• Also well known for plant cultivation
• Helped Korea with modern pottery
• Ex. Info on basic materials

A little more about the Jeulmun Pottery Era:

• Along with materials, methods improved.
• Time of hunting, gathering, cultivation
• Origins of clay patterns unknown
• Patterns found at Jeju-do and Ulsan

Design of pots and what they were used for:

• "Jeulmun" means comb-patterned in Korean
• Pots were comb-patterned for stability
• Pots were sharp on bottom
• Pots held vegetables and other crops
• Also sometimes used to cook food.

Names for the Jeulmun Pottery Era:

• Many different names for "Jeulmun Pottery Era"
• Common name was "Jeulmun Pottery Period"
• Sometimes referred to as "Korean Neolithic"
• "Neolithic" not good word to describe
• Called "Incipient Jeulmun Period" by archaeologists
• "Broad-spectrum hunting-and-gathering" by scientists.

Part 2:

How People lived in the time of the Jeulmun Pottery Era

About Weapons

• Knives, spears, bows, arrows, etc.
• Part of one method of obtaining food.
• Old way of hunting was with spears.
• New way of hunting with bows and arrows.
• Old way of fishing with spears.
• New way of fishing with nets

About Tools

• Tools used to craft and build with.
• Axes, hoes, whetstones, milling stones, etc.
• Axes = Used to chop wood.
• Hoes = Used for farming.
• Whetstones = Used for making fires for warmth.
• Milling Stones = Used for grinding/crushing food.

About Art

• Art = Stone, seashells, bone.
• Earrings = made out of stone.
• Bracelets and anklets = made out of bone.
• Masks = made out of seashells.
• Masks, not for wearing

About Food

• Deer, boar, pig, fish, ground-up acorns, etc.
• Food was either hunted or gathered or cooked.
• Hunted on land or ponds (fishing).
• Gathered from trees and farms.
• Water soup was eaten too.
• Water soup made by ground-up food powder.

About Trade

• Commonly used to obtain resources.
• Traded with neighborinng countries (China and Japan).
• Obsidian commodities, fishing tools, and shell bracelets traded.
• Trade helped make friendly relations for while.

Early Jeulmun Pottery Era:

• Early Jeulmun Pottery Era between 6000-3500 BCE
• People fished, hunted, and gathered
• People lived in semi-permanent settlements
• Might move their village often.
• Signs in Seophang, Amsa-dong, and Osan-ri

Middle Jeulmun PotteryEra:

• Middle Jeulmun Pottery Era between 3500-2000 BCE
• People used stone tools then
• Harvest and plant domesticated crops
• Plant and stone tool remains found
• Found in Dongsam-dong, South Korea
• Also found in Jitam-ri, North Korea

Late Jeulmun Pottery Era:

• Late Jeulmun Pottery Era between 2000-1500 BCE
• People ate rice paddies and crops
• Population increased as well as food
• Comfort led to growth of settlements
• Village -> Towns -> Cities = Better cultivation technology
• Slash-and-burn technique used

After Jeulmun Pottery Era

• Mumun Pottery Period begins at 1500-300 BCE
• Bronze Age begins (which was an age when metalic substances were beginning to develop).

Part 4: Pots and Pottery

How were pots made in the Jeulmun Pottery Era?

• Pots made of dirt, mica, and asbestos
• Currently, pots are made of clay
• Pots' designs today can vary
• Back then, pots were comb-patterned
• Similar designs of Europe and Siberia
• Techniques/methods still same

Design and use of Jeulmun Pottery

• Jeulmun Pottery had comb-patterns.
• Also had sharp bottom to place in ground.
• Comb-patterned to preserve the pot.
• Used to keep vegetables and wheat.
• Also used to hold water soup.

Distinction of Pottery

• Pottery wasn't same everywhere in Korea.
• Looks depended on where it was from and when.
• Northeastern pottery had flat bottoms.
• Pottery with Applique Decoration and Imprinted

Designs came from beginning of Jeulmun Pottery Era.

• Midwestern pottery had light slash-marks.

Excavation Sites

• Southern sites of Korea such as Jeju-do and Ulsan.
• Signs of Early Jeulmun settlements in Seopohang, Amsa-dong, and Osan-ri.
• Remains and artifacts found inDongsam-dong in South Korea and Jitam-ri in North Korea.
• Pot designs similar to those found in Europe and Siberia.

Differences Between Jeulmun Pottery and Modern Pottery

Characteristics of Jeulmun Pottery

• Jeulmun pottery technically only had comb-patterns

• Jeulmun pottery was made out of fine dirt, mica, and absestos

• Jeulmun pottery looked different, depending on where it was from

• Most Jeulmun pottery was designed to be placed on the ground in a small pot-hole

• Jeulmun pottery was only brown

Characteristics of Modern Pottery

• Clay pottery today has many different types of patterns other than comb-patterns

• Clay pottery today is made out of clay

• Almost all clay pottery today is not stored underground or put in holes

• Almost all clay pottery today have flat bottoms

• Clay pottery has advanced to be able to become solid hard and different color through machines.

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By Cole 7C

Significance and Importance of the Jeulmun Pottery Era

• Significant for origins of plant cultivation.
• Taught us how people used to live.
• Known for comb-patterned pottery.
• Helped improve Korea's modern pottery.
• Gave head start on ingredients and techniques.

Pictures of Weapons

Pictures of Tools

What a typical neighborhood looked like in the Jeulmun Pottery Era

Inside of a typical Jeulmun Pottery Era House

Part 3: Timeline

Pictures of Art

Pictures of Trade items

Pictures of Food

Another picture of a comb-patterned vase

Picture of a comb-patterned vase

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!

How to make Jeulmun Pottery

• First, make sticks of clay.
• Second, stack sticks of clay to make pot.
• Third, smoothen the surface of pot.
• Finally, flip pot and add comb-patterns.

This wide-mouthed pot is from 3500 BCE. It is currently in the National Museum of Korea.

This piece of pottery is from the Jeulmun era. As you can see, it is covered in comb patterns.

Pottery from Northeastern part of Korea

Amsa-dong Excavation Site

This is pottery from the Northeastern part of Korea. Notice how they all have flat bottoms.

This is a picture of Amsa-dong's excavation site. As you can see, there are holes in the ground of the excavation site. That is because Jeulmun Pottery was placed in the holes. Remember, Jeulmun Pottery had sharp bottoms to be place in a hole in the ground. The Pottery was successfully excavated and put into museums.

Steps here are shown from right to left.

Pottery with Applique Decoration and Design

This Pottery had Applique Decoration and Imprinted Design. It came from the beginning of the Jeulmun Pottery Era and later on, pottery began to look better and have more detailed designs.

Photo Gallery of Jeulmun Pottery

Picture of Pottery from Midwestern Part of Korea

This pottery came from the Midwestern Part of Korea. Close up, you can see how light the comb-patterns look. Other parts of Korea had deeper, longer slash-marks.