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調べる: to examine

調しらべる shiraberu

to examine; to look up
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What we know about the Jōmon period has been learned by studying objects found at archaeological sites.

From the lesson 縄文時代とはどんな時代か

Examination of the excavated human bones shows they were not very tall, about 158 centimeters for men and about 147 centimeters for women.

From the lesson 縄文人の体と暮らし

Examining their bones shows that people in villages near the sea ate a lot of fish and shellfish, and people near the mountains ate more nuts and meat.

From the lesson 縄文人の体と暮らし

So scholars study pottery to decide whether a site is older or newer.

From the lesson 人の数と暮らしの変化

A scholar named Yamanouchi Sugao studied the changes in pottery and divided the Jōmon period into stages.

From the lesson 人の数と暮らしの変化

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