Asahi Shell Mound

Japanese: 朝日貝塚 - あさひかいづか

This saltwater shell mound from the middle Jomon period is located at an altitude of 3 to 7 meters at the foot of Mt. Katayama, on the eastern edge of the Asahiyama Hills in Asahioka, Himi City, Toyama Prefecture. It was designated a historic site in March 1922. The shell mound was discovered in July 1918 during pile-up work for the construction of Seido-ji Temple, a branch temple of Kokutai-ji Temple. At the time, Japan's first cave ruins, the Ozakai Cave, were being excavated in the area, and interest in the ruins was growing. A small-scale excavation was conducted in October of the same year, and a second excavation was conducted in June 1924, prior to the reconstruction of Seido-ji Temple, which had been destroyed by fire.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

富山県氷見市朝日丘にある朝日山丘陵の東端，潟山のふもと標高3～7mの位置に残された，縄文時代中期の鹹水（かんすい）産貝塚。1922年3月史跡指定。貝塚は，1918年7月国泰寺別院誓度寺建立のための地盛り中に発見された。当時，当地では日本初見の洞窟遺跡大境洞窟が発掘調査されて，遺跡への関心が高まっていたため，同年10月には小規模な発掘調査が行われ，24年6月，焼失した誓度寺の再建に先だって第2回の発掘調査が実施された。

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