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2010 29 minutes The Jomon period was thought to be a primitive society with no technology or civilization. However, the discovery of the Sannai-Maruyama ruins in Aomori Prefecture overturned this common sense. Amazingly advanced building techniques, the cultivation of chestnuts and other plants, and a lifestyle adapted to the environment. How were these things discovered? When we think of archaeology, we imagine an excavation site, but in fact it is the science and technology that unravels the unexplained facts that follow. This program introduces the Jomon world seen through the eyes of science, which has not been well known until now. Life Science Museums/Research Institutes Yasuhiro Okada Aomori Prefectural Board of Education, Cultural Properties Protection Division Ryuji Ishikawa Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University Toshimichi Kobayashi Project Design Department, Obayashi Corporation Yuo Baba Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Nature and Science Yutaka Yoneda Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo Masaaki Kanehara Department of Ancient Cultural Properties Science, Nara University of Education Seiichiro Tsuji Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo Aomori Prefectural Board of Education, Cultural Properties Protection Division