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Tools of Stone and Bone

People in the Jōmon period made many kinds of tools from stone and bone.

Most Paleolithic stone tools were made by striking stones.

In the Jōmon period polished stone tools also became more common, but chipped tools were still used.

When polished, stone tools cut well and last a long time.

A stone axe is a tool for cutting trees or digging soil.

A stone arrowhead is a small stone attached to the tip of an arrow, and it was used for hunting.

A stone spear (ishiyari) is a tool with a stone fixed to the end of a long pole, used to hunt large animals.

A stone spoon-shaped blade (ishisaji) is a knife-like tool for cutting meat and fish.

The stone dish and grinding stone were used to crush nuts.

There were also bone and antler tools made from bones and horns.

Bone needles were used to sew clothes made of fur.

This needle is called a bone needle (kotsushin).

Fishhooks were also made from bone.

Obsidian is a stone that breaks sharply like glass, and it was important for arrowheads and blades.

Good obsidian could be obtained only from certain mountains, so it was carried over long distances.

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