In 2021, Jomon Prehistoric Sites on the southern part of Hokkaido Island and across the Tsugaru Strait on the northern part of the Tohoku region were inscribed as a World Heritage site. The Japanese and British archipelagos, located at the eastern and western ends of the Eurasian continent, have much in common in the course of their history, particularly archaeology, with the Jomon exhibition being held last year at Stonehenge, another Palaeolithic World Heritage Site in the UK. Prehistoric artefacts and archaeological sites reflect the social and psychological roles of humans at the time, and these patterns of expression continue to evolve into the present day.
The programme will include a lecture and field research by invited archaeologist Antonia Thomas, who has established a Masters programme in ‘Contemporary Art and Archaeology’ in the Orkney Islands.
Funded by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation