Ganj Dareh (English spelling) GanjDareh

Japanese: Ganj Dareh(英語表記)GanjDareh
Ganj Dareh (English spelling) GanjDareh

...The monistic theory, which holds that the oldest pottery was created in Western Asia and spread to various regions, was once prevalent. However, the oldest pottery in Western Asia is reported to be about 10,000 years old using carbon-14 dating (Ganj Dareh, Iran), which means that the oldest pottery in Japan is 12,000 years old. It is not known whether this is the true value, but in any case, the pluralistic theory, which holds that pottery was created in several places, is now more prevalent.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ganj Dareh" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…最古の土器は西アジアに生まれて各地に伝播した,という一元説がかつては有力であった。しかし西アジア最古の土器は,炭素14法測定年代で約1万年前と報告されており(イランのガンジ・ダレGanj Dareh),日本最古の土器の方が1万2000年前で古いことになる。これが真の値かどうかはわからないが,いずれにせよ現在では,土器は何ヵ所かで誕生したとみる多元説の方が有力である。…

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