Nowata Shell Mound
野渡貝塚
Explore a Jomon-period shell mound with ancient pottery and diverse shells.
What it is
- A Jomon period shell mound.
- Designated historic site in Nogi Town.
- Excavated by Takeo Terauchi in 1939.
What to see
- Seven distinct points of the shell mound.
- Shell layers 20-30 centimeters thick.
- Mainly Yamato shijimi freshwater shells.
- Oyster and ark shell marine shells.
- Early Kurohama style pottery.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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