Yamamae ruins

Yamamae ruins - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is an archaeological site located in what is now the town of Misato, Tōda District, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site is the ruins of a settlement with associated tombs and shell midden containing remains from the early Jōmon period through the Kofun period, indicating continuous occupation over several thousand years. It is protected by the central government as a National Historic Site. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Jōmon to Kofun period

Source: en.wikipedia.org