Numazu Shell Midden

Numazu Shell Midden - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is an archaeological site consisting of a Jōmon period shell midden and the remains of an adjacent settlement located in what is now the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Jōmon period

Source: en.wikipedia.org