Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29)
Chalcolithic (regional)·Chalcolithic·🇯🇵 Yonaguni, Japan
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About Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29)
Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir 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 Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 200 CE for re
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. 200 CE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Reservoir and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29)
On the ground
Structures & features
24.4245° N · 123.5781° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) – central reservoir and associated settlement element with stratified deposits24.4246° N · 123.5782° E
- Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) defining settlement or ritual space24.4245° N · 123.5782° E
- Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Old Yonaguni Reservoir B — Yonaguni (58-29) ceremonial landscape24.4247° N · 123.5781° E