Jomon Smoke Pit

Uenohara Jomon Village
Kagoshima, Japan

This sophisticated, two-chambered pit allowed the Jomon people to preserve their meats by smoking. The fire would be put in one chamber, and an updraft would waft the smoke over the meat in the second chamber.

To the left of the sign in this photo is our lecturer, Dr. Richard Pearson, discussing the smoke pit with a site curator.