jomon prehistoric sites
states: [japan]
category: cultural
year: 2021
location: Aomori Prefecture
region: Asia and the Pacific
latitude/longitude: 41.0655555556, 140.5522166667
visited: 2019
The Jomon Prehistoric Sites, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Japan, recognized in 2021, are 17 archaeological locations in northern Japan showcasing the Jomon culture, a hunter-gatherer society from 13,000 to 300 BCE. Featuring settlements, burial sites, and ritual mounds like Sannai-Maruyama, these sites reveal advanced pottery, early sedentism, and spiritual practices unique to the Jomon period. Spanning millennia, they offer a rare window into Japan’s pre-agrarian past, highlighting a sophisticated lifestyle adapted to diverse forest and coastal environments.
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