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Ōmiyama ruins
35.9775° N, 138.5656° E
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The Ōmiyama ruins (大深山遺跡, Ōmiyama iseki) is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a mid-Jōmon period (2500–1500 BCE) settlement located in the Ōmiyama neighborhood of the village of Kawakami, Nagano in the Chūbu region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1966.
Historical Timeline
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Excavations begin
1953
National Historic Site designation
1966
Mid-Jōmon occupation
2500–1500 BCE
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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