Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Susuya type pottery
No.25
DescriptionSusuya type pottery
SiteDoneted material: found in Kalinino (Tarandomari), Pravda village, Kholmsk district, Sakhalin
Size (cm)H. 14
PeriodLate Epi-Jomon
Date3rd-4th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentSusuya type pottery spread from central Sakhalin to the northern end of Hokkaido around the Late Epi-Jomon period. There are two types, comb-marked pottery and cord-marked pottery, and this is an example of the latter type. It was excavated at Kalinino/Tarandomari on Sakhalin Island when it belonged to Japan. Donated by a private benefactor.