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".[2]

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationJapan
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(v)
Reference1632
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Area141.9 ha (0.548 sq mi)
Buffer zone984.8 ha (3.802 sq mi)

It was first placed on the World Heritage Tentative List in 2009.[3] In 2021, ICOMOS recommended the inscription in July of the revised serial nomination of seventeen sites under criteria iii and v.[4] It was then officially inscribed on the World Heritage List on 27 July 2021.[2]

Sites

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All component sites have been designated for protection under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, as Historic Sites or *Special Historic Sites ("ACA" column below).[4]

UNESCO ID[5] 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[6]   41°04′02″N 140°33′18″E / 41.067288°N 140.554973°E / 41.067288; 140.554973 (Ōdai Yamamoto Site) [1]
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) [2]
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) [3]
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) [4]
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) [5]
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) [6]
1632-007 *Sannai Maruyama Site
三内丸山遺跡
Sannai-Maruyama iseki
Aomori Aomori Special Historic Site with associated ICP excavated artefacts[7]   40°48′40″N 140°41′55″E / 40.81103046°N 140.69849073°E / 40.81103046; 140.69849073 (Sannai Maruyama Site Site) [7]
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) [8]
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) [9]
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) [10]
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) [11]
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) [12]
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) [13]
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) [14]
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) [15]
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) [16]
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[8]   40°28′25″N 141°29′28″E / 40.473722°N 141.491032°E / 40.473722; 141.491032 (Korekawa Site) [17]

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References

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  1. ^ 土偶 [Dogū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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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