Jomon ("cord pattern") Pit House

Ancient Japanese Jomon and Yoyoi hunter-gatherer cultures (pre-agricultural), in Hokkaido, North Tohoku, Honshu, and Coastal Japan beginning at 14,000 B.C.E. This type of pithouse was inhabited from 10,000 B.C.E to 300 B.C.E.

Elevation: villages were located near coastlines.

Materials: Wood roof structure over earthen depression; thatch roof.

Data for CG model:
1. Habu, Junko, 2004; Ancient Jomon of Japan, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
https://books.google.com/books?id=vGnAbTyTynsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Jomon&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNycqgnfnZAhVJyWMKHW4uDH4Q6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=Jomon&f=false
2. Video: Goshono Ruins World Heritage Site: https://goshono-iseki.com/index.html
3. Jomon Housing and Villages: http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub105/entry-5608.html