Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23
Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 North Annex · Jomon Site
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇯🇵 Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, Japan
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About Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23
Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 in Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, 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 40.8120N 140.6960E controls access to Aomori 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 Aomori, Sannai-Maruyama, 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
- 1964 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 main structure
c. 1944
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
2004–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.8120° N · 140.6960° E · 388 m · 4 mapped features
- Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 — Main StructurestructurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel40.8128° N · 140.6969° E
- Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature40.8110° N · 140.6953° E
- Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial40.8135° N · 140.6972° E
- Jomon Sannai-Maruyama Large Pit House 23 — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site40.8104° N · 140.6949° E
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