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Welcome, japonistarchaeologists, to another chapter of this series in which we will move to the Yayoi period in the middle of prehistory, which would be equivalent to the Neolithic. It would be the continuation of the Jomon period but more sophisticated. - The Yayoi period takes place in the year 300 BC until 250 BC, which would be equivalent to the 4th and 3rd centuries. During this period, rice cultivation will arrive from the Korean peninsula and will arrive from the south through the Kyushu peninsula, where we can currently find one of the great archaeological sites of this period in the Saga prefecture. First of all, we have already talked about the Paleolithic in previous chapters. When I can, we will finish it to be able to cover in more depth the Jomon, Yayi, Kofun or protohistoric period until the formation of the Japanese state. - Sewerage in Neolithic Japan? Surely we think of systems such as those of Sumeria, Rome and China, but of course it was a fairly rudimentary but effective system that was used for rice irrigation, for defense and for the health of the villages. It should be noted that in the Yayoi period the clans emerged, which is why the tribal wars of the Neolithic began to emerge due to the fight for resources to see which clan had much greater power and resources. Once this is clarified, as I said before, it would be a very rudimentary technology, but very advanced for the time. Is it still in use? Yes, since from this period until today the Japanese have continued to use it and improve it with regard to the sewage system mentioned above. That is why when the Europeans arrived for the first time they were surprised by the high level of hygiene. - In future publications we will talk about this period and those already mentioned above. I will bring you archaeological news about the remains of these settlements and the location of the drainage system and what the most important sites are. All this and much more. See you in future publications on archaeology and Japanese history and geography until next time.