Jomon
[ jaw-mawn ]
/ ˈdʒɔ mɔn /
adjective
of or relating to the period of Japanese culture, c8000–300 b.c., corresponding to Mesolithic or early Neolithic, characterized by sunken-pit dwellings and heavy handmade pottery formed with a rope pattern of clay coils.
Origin of Jomon
From the Japanese word
jōmon rope-pattern