Oldest chestnuts from the Jomon period discovered in Nagano

Tweet Date: 12/26/17 Article Date: 12/26/17 Article Publisher: Asahi Shimbun Article Link: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712260024.html Location: Agematsu, Nagano Prefecture Site Name: Omiyanomoriura Site お宮の森裏遺跡  Time Period: Incipient Jomon Period (16,000-11,000 yrs ago) Object: Oldest Chestnuts found from the Jomon Period Why is this interesting/important? The oldest chestnuts from the Jomon period were discovered at the Omiyanomoriura Site …