Numazu shell mounds

Japanese: 沼津貝塚 - ぬまづかいづか

<br /> A shell mound site from the Jomon to Yayoi periods in Numazu, Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. It is located on a hill on the east bank of the Mano River, a tributary of the Kitakami River, and extends over an area of 220m east to west and 160m north to south. Excavated by Mori Soshichiro and Endo Genshichi from 1908 (Meiji 41) to 1929 (Showa 4), it is known for the large number of bone and horn implements from the end of the middle to final Jomon period that were unearthed. It became a nationally designated historic site in 1972 (Showa 47), and was further designated in 2000 (Heisei 12). Fishing equipment such as bone and horn fish hooks and harpoons , accessories such as combs and pendants, and Jomon pottery are designated as important cultural properties. The shell mound is divided into areas where marine products are the main source of livestock, and areas where freshwater shellfish are the main source of livestock, which shows that people lived there for such a long period of time that the elevation of the sea level changed significantly. It is about a 20-minute drive from JR Ishinomaki Station on the Senseki Line.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

宮城県石巻市沼津にある縄文時代から弥生時代にかけての貝塚遺跡。北上川の支流、真野川東岸の丘陵上、東西220m、南北160mの範囲に広がっている。1908年（明治41）から1929年（昭和4）にかけて毛利総七郎と遠藤源七によって発掘され、縄文時代中期末から晩期の骨角器が多数出土したことで知られる。1972年（昭和47）に国指定史跡となり、2000年（平成12）に追加指定された。骨角製の釣り針・銛(もり)などの漁具、櫛・垂飾品などの装身具、縄文土器などは重要文化財に指定されている。貝塚には海水産を主とする地区と、淡水産貝類を主とする地区があり、海抜が大きく変化するほどの長期間にわたる生活が続いていたことがわかる。JR仙石線石巻駅から車で約20分。

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