Zhushchikhovskaya I.S.

Key words: Japanese archipelago, Neolithic, Early period of the Jomon culture, Ookubo archaeological site, pottery, Lower Ento ceramic style.
The paper considers the archaeological materials from Ookubo (northern Honshu island, Japanese archipelago). The site has materials from the Early and Middle periods of the Jomon culture. The paper focuses on the Early Jomon pottery collection, which comprises a series of 50 vessels. The vessels are attributed to Lower Ento ceramic style which is encountered in Tohoku (northern Honshu) and southern Hokkaido. Their technological, morphological and decorative features share some common traits with some other Jomon ceramic styles and at the same time show certain specifics of Lower Ento style.