Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇯🇵 Yonaguni, Japan
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About Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07)
Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Neolithic (regional) submerged city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersOld Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Neolithic (regional) submerged city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platfo
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Platform and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07)
On the ground
Structures & features
25.1397° N · 123.3050° E · 306 m · 3 mapped features
- Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) – central platform and associated settlement element with stratified deposits25.1397° N · 123.3051° E
- Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) defining settlement or ritual space25.1396° N · 123.3051° E
- Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) ceremonial landscape25.1398° N · 123.3050° E