Tweet Date: 1/28/17 Article Date: 1/8/18 Article Publisher: Asahi Shimbun Article Link: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712270033.html Location: Cape Tsuzuraozaki, Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture Site Name: Tsuzuraozaki Kotei Site Time Period: Jomon Period (apx 10,000 to 2300 yrs ago) to Heian Period (794-1185) Object: Pottery Accumulation on Lake Bed Why is this interesting/important? A team led by Kenichi Yano …
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Tweet Date: 3/24/18 Article Date: 3/24/18 Article Publisher: Asahi Article Link: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803240031.html Location: Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture Site Name: Nakagawara site Time Period: Yayoi (2000 years ago) Object: Pottery with images of wooden structures Why is this interesting/important? These images are some of the earliest clearly depicted representations of these types of wooden structures found in …
Tweet Date: 3/30/18 Article Date: 3/30/18 Article Publisher: Chuunichi Article Link: http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/ishikawa/20180330/CK2018033002000026.html Location: Nonoichi City, Ishikawa Prefecture / 石川県野々市市 Site Name: Oukyouzuka Site 御経塚遺跡 Time Period: Jomon Period – Late (Middle)- Final / 縄文時代後期の中頃 – 晩期 3,700 ～ 2,500年前頃 Object: Jomon Patterns derived from Pottery Designs Why is this interesting/important? Nonoichi city is offering free …
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