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Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site

Time Periods

Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

Classical Period

Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Early Modern Period

Early Modern Period

Industrial Period

Industrial Period

Contemporary Period

Contemporary Period

Location

About

Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site (馬高・三十稲場遺跡, Umataka-Sanjūinaba iseki) is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a large middle Jōmon period settlement located in the Sekiharamachi neighborhood of the city of Nagaoka, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is noted as the type site for a type of Jōmon period pottery which uses a flame-like motif. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979.

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Country
Japan
Source
Wikipedia