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Discovered outside of Shibata city. To date, 20 houses dating to the Middle and Final Jomon sub-periods have been found. Images and information available.

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• Sannai Maruyama Archaeological Site - Outline, plans, images, publications, and history of the site.
• Jomon and Yayoi - Richard Hooker introduces prehistoric Japan: the Jomon, one of the japan earliest pottery makers in the world, and the Yayoi period japan which ushered in agriculture. From Washington State University's 'World Civilizations'.
• Japan Atlas: Historical Sites - Lists over 25 historical sites throughout Japan dating to two japan thousand years ago.
• Manga and Anime Sites in Japan - Short description of the Sannai Maruyama site.
• Environmental Adaptation By the Analysis of End-scrapers in the Upper Paleolithic Japan - Abstract of article by T. Tsutsumi from Kokogaku japan Kenkyu 47.[PDF]
• Mogamigawa River Project - Research on Paleolithic Age of the River Basin, asia Northeast Japan by Keio University. Includes: a project asia history, material, published works, and staff.
• Japanese Archaeology - An essay on the history and current status of Japanese asia archaeology.
• Excavation at Kaza-ana Cave 1997 - O'hasama Town, Iwate Prefecture. Synopsis with images.
• An Archaeological History of Japan: 30,000 B.C. to A.D. 700 - By Koji Mizoguchi. A book review.
• Fukui Cave - One of the sites of the Jomon Culture regional on the regional southern island of Kyushu.
• C. T. Keally's Japanese Archaeology Pages - Prehistoric and historic general outline, chronologies, research reports japan and projects, regional field photographs, news, links, and contact japan information.
• Sites in Asuka, Japan - Stone relics and monuments in Nara, of unknown age or regional origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
• Usuki Stone Buddhas - Explores the 60-plus stone Buddhas of Usuki City japan in Oita asia Prefecture, carved in the 12th to japan 14th centuries.
• Experimental Study for Detecting Morphological Effects of Thermal Alteration on Obsidian Artifacts - Abstract of article by Y. Nakazawa from Quaternary Research 39. japan Quantitative examination in an obsidian assemblage.[PDF]
• Kusado Sengen - Excavation of the remains of a medieval trading town situated asia close to the mouth of the Ahida River, in the asia present Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
• Assessment of the Archaeo-environment by Using GIS - Abstract of article by Hiroomi Tsumura, from Zoo-archaeology regional 15.[PDF]
• Soramitsu - History and Geography of Nara - Tour the old capital with aerial photos and descriptions of japan prehistoric burial mounds, ancient city-planning, Edo-period maps and urbanization.
• Aota Archaeological Site - Discovered outside of Shibata city. To date, 20 houses dating to the Middle and Final Jomon sub-periods have been found. Images and information available.
• Excavation at Hijiridaki Cave, Oita Prefecture - English abstract by Hideji Harunari from Interdisciplinary Study on the regional Origins of the Japanese People and Cultures, Archaeology Series No. regional 14.[PDF]
• Astronomy in Japan - Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information asia on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.
• Introductory Routes of Rice to Japan: An Examination of the Southern Route Hypothesis - Asian Perspectives 40(2). The beginning of rice agriculture in Japan japan impacted every aspect of life in most parts of the japan archipelago. It was the Japanese version of the "Neolithic Revolution." japan [subscription required][PDF]
• Deriving AMS Radiocarbon Age of Fossil Bone by Pretreatment with XAD-2 Resin - Abstract of article by Masayo Minami and Toshio japan Nakamura from japan Quaternary Research 39. A comparison with japan the gelatin extraction method.[PDF]
• Osteology and Ecology of Otter From Pleistocene to the Present in Japan - Abstract by Nobuo Naora, with comments by Hideji asia Harunari from Zoo-archaeology 15.[PDF]
• Preliminary Study on the Nut Production of Japanese Chestnut in Aichi Prefecture - Article by Michiko Niimi and Shozo Hiroki, from Zoo-archaeology 15.[PDF]
• History of Nara Prefecture - Includes a brief synopsis of ancient and prehistoric periods.
• The Historic City of Nara - Online version of monograph from the UNESCO Cultural Virtual Library.

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