# Jōmon period - Historical context — selected ruler coverage

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/jomon-period
Reign: c. 14000 BCE – -900
Dynasty: Historical periods
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jōmon_period

Pottery-making communities combined fishing, hunting and gathering with increasingly settled lives.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Paleolithic period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/paleolithic-period)
- Succeeded by: [Yayoi period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/yayoi-period)

## Timeline events during this reign
- -14000 - [Early Jōmon pottery and settled communities](https://history-japan.com/timeline/-14000-early-jomon-pottery-and-settled-communities)
- -900 - [Wet-rice agriculture spreads in northern Kyūshū](https://history-japan.com/timeline/-900-wet-rice-agriculture-spreads-in-northern-kyushu)