Moyoro Shell Midden
モヨロ貝塚
Explore an ancient Okhotsk culture site with shell middens and artifacts.
What it is
- A representative Okhotsk culture site.
- Designated as a National Historic Site.
- Named in 1918, meaning 'inside the inlet' in Ainu.
What to see
- Shell midden on a sand dune terrace.
- Remains of pit dwellings.
- Numerous flexed human remains.
- Bone tools, pottery, and stone tools.
- Iron swords and bronze bells from the continent.
Getting there
- Located on the left bank of the Abashiri River estuary.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Moyoro Shell Midden Open in Google Maps
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