Noteworthy Archaeological Sites, Issue 2014
Jizōden:
A ring-shaped group of blocks from 35,000 years ago. Hunting and gathering together, a band made their camp
Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Nagatake:
Large-scale buildings and graves appear one after another from within a huge pile of earth
Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture
Arao Minami, Higashi Chōda:
Pottery with incised drawing is recovered from the ditch of a moated-precinct burial
Ōgaki City, Gifu Prefecture
Nomi Tomb Group:
A tomb group continually built across 300 years without interruption
Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Nishi Sanjōdai:
The residence of an Early Heian period Minister of the Right
Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
Geba Shūhen:
Kamakura period armor is found near a Hachiman shrine
Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Shinagawa Battery:
The base portion of the battery has survived in good condition
Minato Ward, Tokyo Prefecture
The Power of Culture for Reconstruction:
Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Buried Cultural Properties Protection
Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima Prefectures
Niida Fortress Remains:
A Medieval mountain fortress is discovered
Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture
The above contents were selected from Hakkutsu sareta Nihon rettō 2014 [Excavations in the Japanese Archipelago, 2014] (Bunkachō [Agency for Cultural Affairs], ed., Asahi Shimbun Publications, 2014)., 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.
