Comma-shaped jewelry known as magatama were first created during this period. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this period during which many goggle-eyed dogū were made. This period’s pottery is characterized by ropes being pressed into wet clay to create decorative patterns.
ANSWER: Jōmon period [or Jōmon jidai]
[10m] A 2013 study from the Journal of Human Genetics identified several alleles in these people descended from the Jōmon as typically found in South Asian people. A Jōmon boar sacrifice ritual may be the ancestor of these people’s iomante.
ANSWER: Ainu [or Utari]
[10e] Most dogū are made of this material, which has inspired many contemporary Japanese artists to work with it. This material names an “army” that was found in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.
ANSWER: terracotta [accept earthenware; accept terracotta army; prompt on clay or ceramics]
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