Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon)
三内丸山 · Sannai Six Pillar
Early to Middle Jomon (4000–2000 BCE)·Jomon·🇯🇵 Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, Japan
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About Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon)
Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) in Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, Japan is a Early to Middle Jomon (4000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Jomon. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions 118m × 30m; area 32.4 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Jomon ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Early to Middle Jomon (4000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Jomon
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Rediscovered
- 1996
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1086 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1917
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
40.8100° N · 140.7000° E · 20 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) — structure with stratified deposits40.8102° N · 140.6991° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) — complex with stratified deposits40.8098° N · 140.7018° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) — outlier with stratified deposits40.8105° N · 140.7018° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) — hydraulic with stratified deposits40.8083° N · 140.7002° E
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