Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Okhotsk pottery
No.27
DescriptionOkhotsk pottery
SiteTokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: from Bone Mound a of Pit House 7a
Size (cm)H. 29
PeriodLate stage of Okhotsk culture
Date8-9th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentHaritsuke-mon series pottery, which was distributed in eastern Hokkaido during the late stage of the Okhotsk culture. The main feature of this example is the single appliqué with notches, which is regarded to be earlier than pottery with appliqué patterns formed by a unit of multiple lines.