Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building
三内丸山遺跡 · Sannai Maruyama
Jomon Early to Middle (3900–2200 BCE)·Jomon (Sannai-Maruyama)·🇯🇵 Tohoku, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori City, Sannai, Japan
About
About Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building
Aomori Jomon excavated 1992–, 1500 pit houses, chesnut pillar tower 14 m, lacquer and jade trade, UNESCO 2021. Recorded context — Period: Jomon Early to Middle (3900–2200 BCE); Culture: Jomon (Sannai-Maruyama); Field status: excavated; Materials: chestnut timber, thatch, lacquer; Condition: preserved — park.
Why it mattersKey Jomon (Sannai-Maruyama) ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 3900 BCE village; tower 2900 BCE
- Period
- Jomon Early to Middle (3900–2200 BCE)
- Culture
- Jomon (Sannai-Maruyama)
- Purpose
- 540 ha Jomon mega-settlement with 6-pillar 14 m tower — largest Jomon village,栗 dumping and lacquer
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1958
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3900 BCE village; tower 2900 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building
On the ground
Structures & features
40.8120° N · 140.7010° E · 18 m · 3 mapped features
- Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — outlier feature40.8108° N · 140.6996° E
- Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — primary structure40.8107° N · 140.6991° E
- Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Sannai-Maruyama — Jomon Large Pier Building — outlier feature40.8131° N · 140.7012° E
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