Asahi Shell Mound

Asahi Shell Midden
朝日貝塚
Location in Japan
Asahi Shell Midden
Location in Japan
Asahi Shell Mound (Japan)
Location Himi, Toyama, Japan
Region Hokuriku region
Coordinates 36°50′54″N 136°58′0.7″E / 36.84833°N 136.966861°E / 36.84833; 136.966861
Type shell midden
Area .
History
Periods early to late Jōmon period
Site notes
Ownership National Historic Site
Public access Yes

Asahi Shell Midden (朝日貝塚, Asahi kaizuka) is an archaeological site consisting of a shell midden and the remains of an adjacent Jōmon period settlement located in what is now the city of Himi, Toyama Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1922.[1]

Overview

The Asahi shell midden is located in the southwestern part of Himi, on the Asahiyama hill which extends from the west to the east through the center of the city area. An excavation survey was conducted by Tokyo Imperial University several times since the discovery of the midden in July 1918 during the construction of a Buddhist temple. The midden dates from the early Jōmon period through the Heian period. During a second survey in 1924, traces of at least two residences with hearths were discovered, overlapping earlier Jōmon period remains.

See also

References

  1. "朝日貝塚" [Asahi Shell Midden] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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