The sedentary settlements appeared in the earlier Jomon period; in addition, several new cultural elements such as the start of the full-fledged fishery and of traveling on the outer sea in the Kanto region were added.
縄文早期には定住集落が登場した他、本格的な漁業の開始、関東における外洋航行の開始など新たな文化要素が付け加わった。