Japan

Ōnaka Site

Yayoi–Kofun settlement site in Hyōgo, Japan

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The Ōnaka site (大中遺跡, Ōnaka iseki) is an archaeological site with traces of a late Yayoi to Kofun period settlement in the town of Harima, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site in 1967.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Prefectural museum incorporated

13 October 2007

Site discovery by students

24 June 1962

Railway finds

1923

First excavation

December 1962

Ongoing excavation program

1962–2003

National Historic Site designation

1967

Park reconstructions and public opening

1974

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Storage Structures

ContainersStorage Jars
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Bronze mirror
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Pit HousesHousesVillages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Diluvial highlandPlateau
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Country

Japan

Coordinates

34.73° N, 134.88° E