Noteworthy Archaeological Sites, Issue 2007
Kogumi:
A projectile point of quartz crystal, a rarity for the entire nation
Kogumi Site, Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Higashimyō:
A group of large-scale shell middens from the Earliest Jōmon
Higashimyō Site, Saga City, Saga Prefecture
Yamamoto:
The northernmost moated settlement on the Japan Sea side
Yamamoto Site, Kamihayashi Village, Niigata Prefecture
Ningyōzuka:
A group of bearded haniwa warriors
Ningyōzuka Tomb, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture
Akōbō:
Built continuously over a 300 year period, the largest-scaled group
Akōbō Tomb Group, Oirase Town, Aomori Prefecture
Kannonji/Shikiji:
A mokkan telling the actual state of kanjaku (an inquiry into personal identity)
Kannonji and Shikiji Sites, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture
Shagūji:
Yearning for the Pure Land of Supreme Bliss
Shagūji Site, Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture
Kanpakuzawa, Hayakawa Group:
Building stone used in the walls Edo castle
Hayakawa Stone Quarry Group, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture
The above contents were selected from Hakkutsu sareta Nihon rettō 2007 [Excavations in the Japanese Archipelago, 2007] (Bunkacho [Agency for Cultural Affairs], ed., Asahi Shimbunsha, 2007), and prepared for presentation on this website by the Committee for International Relations of the Japanese Archaeological Association (Tokyo, Japan). All photos are used with permission of the organizations in charge of the respective excavations. (This page issued November 15, 2007.)
