Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions

Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions (北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群) is a group of Jōmon-period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku, Japan, that in 2009 were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, under criteria iii and iv. While the principal focus of the serial nomination is upon fifteen sites in southern Hokkaidō, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita, other prefectures are also concerned. Currently the submission resides on the Tentative List.^[1][2][3]

Sites

Site	Municipality	Prefecture	Comments	Image	Coordinates
Irie-Takasago Shell Mound 入江・高砂貝塚 Irie-Takasago kaizuka	Tōyako	Hokkaidō	Historic Site[4]		42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E
Kitakogane Shell Mound 北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane kaizuka	Date	Hokkaidō	Historic Site[5]		42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E / 42.40203392°N 140.91064837°E
Washinoki Site 鷲ノ木遺跡 Washinoki iseki	Mori	Hokkaidō	Historic Site[6]		42°06′58″N 140°31′34″E / 42.11602639°N 140.52606523°E
Ōfune Site 大船遺跡 Ōfune iseki	Hakodate	Hokkaidō	Historic Site[7]		41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E / 41.95794955°N 140.9243044°E
Ōdai Yamamoto Ichi Site 大平山元I遺跡 Ōdai Yamamoto ichi iseki	Sotogahama	Aomori	excavated earthenware has been dated as early as 16500 BP[8]		41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E
Tagoyano Shell Mound 田小屋野貝塚 Tagoyano kaizuka	Tsugaru	Aomori	Historic Site[9]		40°53′17″N 140°20′21″E / 40.888176°N 140.339233°E
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki	Tsugaru	Aomori	Historic Site[10]		40°53′06″N 140°20′22″E / 40.884895°N 140.339569°E
Sannai-Maruyama Site 三内丸山遺跡 Sannai-Maruyama iseki	Aomori	Aomori	Special Historic Site with associated ICP excavated artefacts[11][12]		40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E
Futatsumori Shell Mound 二ツ森貝塚 Futatsumori kaizuka	Shichinohe	Aomori	Historic Site[13]		40°44′54″N 141°13′47″E / 40.74845883°N 141.22984087°E
Komakino Site 小牧野遺跡 Komakino iseki	Aomori	Aomori	Historic Site[14]		40°44′19″N 140°43′43″E / 40.7385616°N 140.72862813°E
Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound 長七谷地貝塚 Chōshichiyachi kaizuka	Hachinohe	Aomori	Historic Site[15]		40°34′19″N 141°27′32″E / 40.571987°N 141.458878°E
Korekawa Stone Age Site 是川石器時代遺跡 Korekawa sekki-jidai iseki	Hachinohe	Aomori	Historic Site with ICP excavated artefacts[16][17]		40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E
Ōyu Stone Circles 大湯環状列石 Ōyu kanjōresseki	Kazuno	Akita	Special Historic Site[18]		40°16′17″N 140°48′16″E / 40.27133697°N 140.80431892°E
Isedōtai Site 伊勢堂岱遺跡 Isedōtai iseki	Kita-Akita	Akita	Historic Site[19]		40°12′05″N 140°20′54″E / 40.20140097°N 140.34830948°E
Goshono Site 御所野遺跡 Goshono iseki	Ichinohe	Iwate	Historic Site[20]		40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E

See also

• List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Aomori)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Iwate)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Akita)
• World Heritage Sites in Japan

References

1. "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
2. "「北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群」の世界文化遺産登録をめざして" [Towards World Heritage Inscription of "Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions"] (in Japanese). Hokkaidō Government Board of Education. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
3. "北海道・北東北を中心とした縄文遺跡群" [Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions] (in Japanese). Aomori City. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
4. "入江・高砂貝塚" [Irie-Takasago Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
5. "北黄金貝塚" [Kitakogane Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
6. "鷲ノ木遺跡" [Washinoki Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
7. "大船遺跡" [Ōfune Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
8. "大平山元Ｉ遺跡 －日本最古の土器出土－" [Ōdaiyamamoto Ichi Site - Excavation of Japan's Earliest Earthenware] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
9. "田小屋野貝塚" [Tagoyano Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
10. "亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡" [Kamegaoka Stone Age Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
11. "三内丸山遺跡" [Sannai-Maruyama Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
12. "青森県三内丸山遺跡出土品" [Excavated Artefacts from the Sannai-Maruyama Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
13. "二ツ森貝塚" [Futatsumori Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
14. "小牧野遺跡" [Komakino Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
15. "長七谷地貝塚" [Chōshichiyachi Shell Mound] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
16. "是川石器時代遺跡" [Korekawa Stone Age Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
17. "陸奥国是川遺跡出土品" [Excavated Artefacts from the Korekawa Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
18. "大湯環状列石" [Ōyu Stone Circle] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
19. "伊勢堂岱遺跡" [Isedōtai Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
20. "御所野遺跡" [Goshono Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

External links

• UNESCO Tentative List entry