Sukumo Shell Mound
宿毛貝塚
Explore a significant Jomon period shell mound, revealing ancient life and artifacts.
What it is
- A shell mound from the late Jomon period.
- Designated a National Historic Site in 1957.
- Discovered in 1891 by Masamichi Teraishi.
What to see
- The mound is on a plateau at the foot of Ganjoji Mountain.
- Divided into East Shell Mound and West Shell Mound.
- Shell layers contain various shells, mainly clams.
- Unearthed Jomon pottery, stone tools, and animal bones.
- Fish bones, shells, and buried human bones were also found.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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