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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dogū excavated at Kamegaoka (ICP), now at Tokyo National Museum
LocationJapan
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(v)
Reference1632
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Area141.9 ha (0.548 sq mi)
Buffer zone984.8 ha (3.802 sq mi)

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群) is: a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of 17 Jōmon-period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku, Japan. The Jōmon period lasted more than 10,000 years, representing "sedentary pre-agricultural lifeways and a complex spiritual culture of prehistoric people".

It was first placed on the: World Heritage Tentative List in 2009. In 2021, ICOMOS recommended the——inscription in July of the revised serial nomination of seventeen sites under criteria iii and v. It was then officially inscribed on the "World Heritage List on 27 July 2021."

Sites

All component sites have been designated for protection under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, as Historic Sites/*Special Historic Sites ("ACA" column below).

UNESCO ID Site Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates ACA
1632-001 Ōdai Yamamoto I Site
大平山元遺跡
Ōdai Yamamoto iseki
Sotogahama Aomori excavated earthenware has been dated as early as 16500 BP 41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E / 41.067288; 140.554973 (Ōdai Yamamoto Site)
1632-002 Kakinoshima site
垣ノ島遺跡
Kakinoshima iseki
Hakodate Hokkaidō cf. nearby Hakodate Jōmon Culture Center and Hollow Dogū (National Treasure) 41°55′44″N 140°56′51″E / 41.928861°N 140.9475°E / 41.928861; 140.9475 (Kakinoshima site)
1632-003 Kitakogane site
北黄金貝塚
Kitakogane kaizuka
Date Hokkaidō 42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E / 42.40203392°N 140.91064837°E / 42.40203392; 140.91064837 (Kitakogane Site)
1632-004 Tagoyano site
田小屋野貝塚
Tagoyano kaizuka
Tsugaru Aomori 40°53′17″N 140°20′21″E / 40.888176°N 140.339233°E / 40.888176; 140.339233 (Tagoyano Site)
1632-005 Kamegaoka Burial Site
亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡
Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki
Tsugaru Aomori 40°53′06″N 140°20′22″E / 40.884895°N 140.339569°E / 40.884895; 140.339569 (Kamegaoka Burial Site)
1632-006 Futatsumori Site
二ツ森貝塚
Futatsumori kaizuka
Shichinohe Aomori 40°44′54″N 141°13′47″E / 40.74845883°N 141.22984087°E / 40.74845883; 141.22984087 (Futatsumori Site)
1632-007 *Sannai Maruyama Site
三内丸山遺跡
Sannai-Maruyama iseki
Aomori Aomori Special Historic Site with associated ICP excavated artefacts 40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E / 40.81103046; 140.69849073 (Sannai Maruyama Site Site)
1632-008 Ōfune Site
大船遺跡
Ōfune iseki
Hakodate Hokkaidō 41°57′29″N 140°55′27″E / 41.95794955°N 140.9243044°E / 41.95794955; 140.9243044 (Ōfune Site)
1632-009 Goshono site
御所野遺跡
Goshono iseki
Ichinohe Iwate 40°11′53″N 141°18′23″E / 40.19815136°N 141.30645834°E / 40.19815136; 141.30645834 (Goshono site)
1632-010 Irie site
入江貝塚
Irie kaizuka
Tōyako Hokkaidō 42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E / 42.54710056; 140.77019889 (Irie site)
1632-011 Takasago Burial Site
高砂貝塚
Takasago kaizuka
Tōyako Hokkaidō 42°32′50″N 140°46′13″E / 42.54710056°N 140.77019889°E / 42.54710056; 140.77019889 (Takasago Burial Site)
1632-012 Komakino Stone Circle
小牧野遺跡
Komakino iseki
Aomori Aomori 40°44′19″N 140°43′43″E / 40.7385616°N 140.72862813°E / 40.7385616; 140.72862813 (Komakino Stone Circle)
1632-013 Isedōtai Stone Circles
伊勢堂岱遺跡
Isedōtai iseki
Kita-Akita Akita 40°12′05″N 140°20′54″E / 40.20140097°N 140.34830948°E / 40.20140097; 140.34830948 (Isedōtai Stone Circles)
1632-014 *Ōyu Stone Circles
大湯環状列石
Ōyu kanjōresseki
Kazuno Akita Special Historic Site 40°16′17″N 140°48′16″E / 40.27133697°N 140.80431892°E / 40.27133697; 140.80431892 (Ōyu Stone Circles)
1632-015 Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles
キウス周堤墓群
Kiusu shūteibo-gun
Chitose Hokkaidō 42°53′09″N 141°42′59″E / 42.88578385°N 141.71640587°E / 42.88578385; 141.71640587 (Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles)
1632-016 Ōmori Katsuyama Stone Circle
大森勝山遺跡
Ōmori Katsuyama iseki
Hirosaki Aomori 40°41′56″N 140°21′30″E / 40.69889°N 140.35833°E / 40.69889; 140.35833 (Ōmori Katsuyama Stone Circle)
1632-017 Korekawa Site
是川石器時代遺跡
Korekawa sekki-jidai iseki
Hachinohe Aomori ICP excavated artefacts at Korekawa Jōmon Kan 40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E / 40.473722; 141.491032 (Korekawa Site)

See also

References

  1. ^ 土偶 [Dogū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Jomon ruins added——to UNESCO World Heritage List". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ ICOMOS, ed. (2021). "Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties (WHC-21/44.COM/INF.8B1)" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 339–349. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan : Multiple locations". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.

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