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3 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Jomon Early 5000 BP → Late Jomon 3000 BP · Jomon San'in coastal — Tawayama Hamayu tradition
Tawayama Shell Midden — Jomon mid-to-late shell midden (5000–3000 BP) on Tawayama hill at Lake Koyama 5 km NW Tottori, San'in Sea of Japan coast, excavated 1980s–90s by Tottori University.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Jomon Early 7000 → Late Jomon 3000 BP · Jomon Hokuriku Noto — Mawaki dolphin hunters
Mawaki Noto Shell Mound — Jomon early to late massive shell midden with dolphin remains (c.7000–3000 BP) on Noto Peninsula bay at Mawaki, Hokuriku, excavated 1980s–90s.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Jomon 6000–1800 BCE (Early to Final) stratified · Jomon (Kanto)
132 m Kanto Jomon shell midden — 5× stratified with 35 pit houses on Musashino (Mizuko, 6000–1800 BCE).
