A three-dimensional quantitative study of social learning and ceramic style formation in Japanese prehistoric pottery makers

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This study aims to provide quantifiable measures of the variable human learning strategies and idiosyncratic variance in prehistoric pottery communities in Japan. Previous international and domestic studies have not accurately quantified learning strategies using complex statistical or 3D methodology, which this study aims to achieve. The study utilizes a newly developed geometric morphometric statistical package in R, along with novel 3D technologies. The Yayoi and Kofun periods in Japan are being compared to modern ethnographic evidence in both Japan and other countries, serving as a case study for this project.