Jomon
/ˈdʒəʊmən/noun
usu. as modifier
- Archaeology an early Mesolithic-type culture in Japan (c. 10,000-300 BC), preceding the Yayoi period. It is characterized by pottery decorated with a distinctive cord pattern.【考古】绳纹文化（指日本弥生时代之前中石器时代早期的文化［约公元前10,000-前300年］, 因陶器上普遍饰有绳纹图案而得名）。
词源
from Japanese jōmon 'cord pattern'.