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Jomon Food Diversity, Climate
Change and Long-term Sustainability

By Junko Habu, University of California Berkeley

Archaeologists have long been interested in the study of long-term social
change. Factors that involve specialization and centralization have been
proposed as prime movers for the 鈥渄evelopment鈥� of human societies.
Contrary to these interpretations, I propose a hypothesis that diversity and
decentralization may be critical for maintaining long-term sustainability of
human societies. Using a case study from the Early and Middle Jomon periods
(ca. 4000-2400 BC) of prehistoric Japan, this presentation emphasizes the
importance of framing recent and current global environmental problems in
the context of the greater human experiences.

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