<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Yayoi</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Japanese Protohistoric</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Izumo Taisha</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Yayoi jidai</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the culture and period from around 300 BCE to around 300 CE in Japan, so-named for the discovery of a characterisitc pottery found in the Yayoi section of Tokyo. This period saw the development of wet-rice agriculture, the use of bronze and iron, and the production of unglazed earthenware in a variety of shapes and decoratives styles. ]]></note></mads>