Niibo ruins - Niiboiseki

Japanese: 新穂遺跡 - にいぼいせき

Located in Niiho Village, Sado County, Niigata Prefecture, on the eastern edge of the Kuninaka Plain, are the remains of a jade manufacturing site from the late Yayoi period. The ruins are scattered across Oyachi, Keirin, Hirata, and Shironohata, and are collectively known as the Niiho Tamasaku Site. The site is said to cover an area of approximately 40,000 m2. Excavations to date have not revealed any remains of workshops related to bead making, but a large amount of cylindrical beads and unfinished products in the process of being made have been unearthed, along with tools such as whetstones, stone saws, and stone needles, making it possible to reconstruct the manufacturing process.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

新潟県佐渡郡新穂村にあって，国中平野の東端に位置する弥生時代後期の玉製作所跡。遺跡は小谷地，桂林，平田，城ノ畠の各所にちらばっており，それらを総称して新穂玉作遺跡と呼んでいる。その広がりは約4万m2にもおよぶといわれる。これまでの発掘調査では，玉作りに関した工房などの遺構は不明であるが，特に管玉（くだたま）およびその製作途中の未製品が，工具である砥石，石鋸，石針などを伴って豊富に出土したことから，その製作工程が復元可能となった。

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