The archaeological culture of Hokkaidō (c. 700–1200), successor to the Epi-Jōmon and immediate predecessor of the Ainu. Named for its "brushed" (satsumon) pottery, it spread from northern Honshū across the island, mixing Jōmon-descended and Honshū (Yamato) influences, with some cereal cultivation alongside hunting and fishing.
Developed directly into the Ainu culture around the 13th century, as ironware and trade with Honshū reshaped Hokkaidō society.
Covers the Satsumon culture within the long Hokkaidō sequence from Jōmon to Ainu.
The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center volume tracing the Satsumon/Okhotsk roots of Ainu culture.
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