Torihama shell mound

Torihama shell mound - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is a shell midden and remains of an Early Jōmon period settlement located in the Torihama neighbourhood of the town of Wakasa, Fukui, in the Hokuriku region of Japan.map location of Torihama It is a waterlogged midden site that was occupied mainly from the Incipient Jomon period to the Early Jomon period from 12,000 to 5,000 years ago (10,000–3,000 BC). Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Jomon period

Source: en.wikipedia.org