Jōmon_Archaeological_Sites_in_Hokkaidō,_Northern_Tōhoku,_and_other_regions

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of 17 Jōmon-period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku, Japan. The Jōmon period lasted more than 10,000 years, representing "sedentary pre-agricultural lifeways and a complex spiritual culture of prehistoric people".[2]

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It was first placed on the World Heritage Tentative List in 2009.[3] In 2021, ICOMOS recommended the inscription in July of the revised serial nomination of seventeen sites under criteria iii and v.[4] It was then officially inscribed on the World Heritage List on 27 July 2021.[2]

Sites

All component sites have been designated for protection under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, as Historic Sites or *Special Historic Sites ("ACA" column below).[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    土偶 [Dogū] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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    "Jomon ruins added to UNESCO World Heritage List". The Japan Times. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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    "Jômon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidô, Northern Tôhoku, and other regions". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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    ICOMOS, ed. (2021). "Evaluations of Nominations of Cultural and Mixed Properties (WHC-21/44.COM/INF.8B1)" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 339–349. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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    "Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan : Multiple locations". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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    "大平山元Ｉ遺跡 －日本最古の土器出土－" [Ōdaiyamamoto Ichi Site - Excavation of Japan's Earliest Earthenware] (in Japanese). Aomori Prefecture. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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    "青森県三内丸山遺跡出土品" [Excavated Artefacts from the Sannai-Maruyama Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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    "陸奥国是川遺跡出土品" [Excavated Artefacts from the Korekawa Site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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