Ainu culture

Japanese: アイヌ文化 - あいぬぶんか
Ainu culture

...In some archaeological sites in eastern Hokkaido, Tobinitai-style pottery, a fusion of Satsumon pottery and Okhotsk-style pottery, has been discovered, and is attracting attention when considering the final stage of Hokkaido's pottery culture. Recently, the view that Ainu culture can be traced back to Satsumon culture is becoming established, and there is also a theory that the prototype of a certain fishing and hunting ritual in Ainu culture can be found in Okhotsk culture. In addition, some Satsumon pottery cups excavated from archaeological sites in Okushiri, Obira, and Teshio on the Japan Sea coast have symbol-like inscriptions on the bottom, and attention is being paid to them as being related to Ekashi Itokupa, which is said to be an Ainu paternal seal. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ainu culture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…道東のいくつかの遺跡では,擦文土器と,オホーツク式土器の融合した,いわゆるトビニタイ式土器が発見されて,北海道の土器文化の終末期の様相を考えるうえで注目されている。最近は,アイヌ文化を擦文文化までさかのぼらせる見方が定着しつつあり,アイヌ文化のなかの,ある種の漁・狩猟儀礼の祖型をオホーツク文化に求める説もある。また,日本海岸の奥尻町,小平町,天塩町などの遺跡から出土した擦文土器の杯の底面に記号様の刻文のあるものがみられるが,アイヌの父系印として伝えられているエカシ・イトクパにつながるものとして留意されている。…

※「アイヌ文化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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