Mawaki Site
真脇遺跡 | |
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  Mawaki Site  Mawaki Site (Japan) | |
| Location | Noto, Ishikawa, Japan |
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| Region | Hokuriku region |
| Coordinates | 37°18′20″N 137°12′27″E / 37.30556°N 137.20750°E |
| Type | settlement |
| Area | 38,000 sq.m. |
| History | |
| Periods | Jōmon period |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | National Historic Site |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | www |
The Mawaki Site (真脇遺跡, Mawaki iseki) is an archaeological site and the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement in what is now the city of Noto, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1989.[1]
Overview
The site is located in the alluvial lowland of Iriyama, facing Toyama Bay on the Noto Peninsula, and contains the site of a settlement which was continuously occupied over a 4000 year period from the beginning of the Jōmon period to the end of the Jōmon period. In an excavation survey conducted over a four year period from 1987 an enormous number of relics were discovered, and the site was found to have clearly defined stratigraphic layers facilitating dating. The relics included an abundance of animal bones (especially dolphins), plant relics, as well as engraved pillars, rope, knitted materials, masks, the foundation posts for large raised-floor buildings, and pit dwellings. The site also contained an unparalleled range of pottery from every portion of the Jōmon period, and also all the pottery forms known to have existed in the Hokuriku region, as well as many examples from other regions in Japan, making the site of critical importance into Jōmon pottery research. In 1991, 219 items were designated Important Cultural Properties.
The site is now public park with a museum displaying some of the findings.
See also
References
- ^ "真脇遺跡" [Mawaki Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
External links
- Official home page (in Japanese)
- Ishikawa Prefectural home page (in Japanese)