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Natsushima Shell Mound

Natsushima Shell Mound - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is an archaeological site in the Natsushima neighborhood of the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the southern Kantō region of Japan containing a Jōmon period shell midden. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1972. It was then oldest known shell midden in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: ancient site
• date from: Jōmon period

Source: en.wikipedia.org