Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇯🇵 Akita, Kitaakita, Japan
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About Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc
Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc in Akita, Kitaakita, Japan is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 40.2100N 140.3490E controls access to Akita resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Akita, Kitaakita, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1965 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc main structure
c. 1945
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.2100° N · 140.3490° E · 395 m · 3 mapped features
Jomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
40.2108° N · 140.3499° EJomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
40.2090° N · 140.3483° EJomon Isedotai Stone Circle D East Arc — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
40.2115° N · 140.3502° E