Yayoi Culture (ca. 4th century B.C.–3rd century A.D.) Storage jar, Yayoi period (ca. 4th century b.c.–3rd century a.d.) Earthenware, Japan, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Beginning about the fourth century B.C., Jomon culture was gradually replaced by the more advanced Yayoi culture, which takes its name from the site in Tokyo where pottery of this period was first discovered in 1884. The ne..
