Noteworthy Archaeological Sites, Issue 2009
Former Imperial Audience Hall, Nara Capital:
Special Historic Site
Nara City, Nara Prefecture
Ōtsubobata:
The oldest pit traps in Japan? Warm Tanegashima's Paleolithic
upsets the prevailing image of this era.
Nakatane Town, Kagoshima Prefecture
Ireibaru:
The only settlement maintained for 4,000 years on a southern isle.
Chatan Town, Okinawa Prefecture
Yanagisawa:
The recovery of multiple bronze halberds buried with a bronze bell.
Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Nakamura No. 1 Tomb:
Rarely found nationwide, a tomb with an unopened horizontal stone chamber.
Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture
Enmeiji:
A contract mokkan of the early seventh century administrative system is recovered.
Jōetsu City, Niigata Prefecture
Former Temple Precinct of Hakusan Heisenji:
A vast Medieval religious urban center built with stone.
Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture
Yamashita Foreign Residence:
Buildings and roads of the late Edo and Meiji periods are excavated.
Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture
The above contents were selected from Hakkutsu sareta Nihon rettō 2009 [Excavations in the Japanese Archipelago, 2009] (Bunkacho [Agency for Cultural Affairs], ed., Asahi Shimbunsha, 2009),translated and prepared for presentation on this website by the International Exchange Committee of the Japanese Archaeological Association (Tokyo, Japan). All photos are used with permission of the organizations in charge of the respective excavations.
