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A potted history of Japan

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The discovery of lipids on ceramic fragments from the Japanese Jōmon period provides the earliest evidence for the use of pottery for cooking and may prompt a rethink of some aspects of human innovation. See Letter p.351

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Figure 1: Fish soup from the Late Pleistocene.

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  1. Simon Kaner is at the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, and at the Centre for Japanese Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.,

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