Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site

Umataka-Sanjūinaba Site - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a large middle Jōmon period settlement located in the Sekiharamachi neighborhood of the city of Nagaoka, Niigata in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is noted as the type site for a type of Jōmon period pottery which uses a flame-like motif. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: Jōmon period

Source: en.wikipedia.org