Jike Site

Jike Iseki
寺家遺跡
Location in Japan
Jike Site
Location in Japan
Jike Site (Japan)
Location Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan
Region Hokuriku region
Coordinates 36°55′12″N 136°46′21″E / 36.92000°N 136.77250°E / 36.92000; 136.77250Coordinates: 36°55′12″N 136°46′21″E / 36.92000°N 136.77250°E / 36.92000; 136.77250
Type Settlement
Site notes
Ownership National Historic Site
Public access Yes

Jike Iseki (寺家遺跡, Jike Iseki) is an archaeological site located in what is now part of the city of Hakui, Ishikawa in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2012.[1]

Overview

The site consists of a number of ruins of a Jōmon and Yayoi period settlement, overlaid with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines from the Nara and Heian periods, buried in the coastal sand dunes in the Terajima-chō and Yanagida-chō neighbourhoods of the city of Hakui at the base of the Noto Peninsula. The ruins were discovered during the construction of a highway in 1976, and after several years of excavation by Hakui City and Noto Prefectural archaeologists, the large scope of the site and its historical importance was gradually recognised.

The site included the foundations of numerous buildings, and a ritual location where a large bonfire was used in ceremonies. Artefacts included large numbers of earthenware and ceramic shards, bronze mirrors, swords and wooden tags, some with inscriptions. Many of these items indicated a strong connection between Japan and the kingdom of Balhae on the opposite coast of the Sea of Japan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "寺家遺跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
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