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Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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". Read more on Wikipedia

• type: UNESCO World Heritage Site
• date from: None
• UNESCO World Heritage Site: 1632

Source: en.wikipedia.org