NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/6/6

北黄金貝塚 Kitakogane-kaizuka The Kitakogane Shell Midden

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The Kitakogane shell midden is a national Historic Site located in Kitakogane Kaizuka Park in Kitakogane-cho, Date City, Hokkaido. It is presumed that this shell midden is a part of the ruins of the colony centered on the spring water in a lowland area in the early Jomon period (about 6,000-5,000 years ago).

A large number of human bones, stone implements, earthenware and tools made of bones and horns have been excavated from 5 shell mounds, the ruins of dwellings and graves. The ruin of the water place, which also functioned as the place to perform rituals, is considered to be especially precious as the only existing ruin of this kind in Hokkaido.

The shell middens and pit dwellings are reproduced and open to the public in the park. At Jomon Festival held in the early September, the park bustles with people coming to enjoy the experiences in the Jomon world.

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Kitakogane-cho, Date, Hokkaido, Japan 059-0272
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The Kitakogane Shell Midden




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