🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Komakino Stone Circle
Late to Final Jomon (2300–400 BCE) · Late Jomon (Tsugaru region)
Late Jomon megalithic cemetery (c.2300–1700 BCE) on Hakkoda foothills in Aomori City — massive ring-ditch stone circle 35 m dia.
🇯🇵 Japan · Pyramid
Neolithic Pyramid — Aomori Annex 393
Neolithic · Neolithic
Neolithic pyramid at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Harappan Megalithic — Aomori Annex 417
Harappan · Harappan
Harappan megalithic at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Hittite Ancient Village — Aomori Annex 405
Hittite · Hittite
Hittite ancient-village at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Hittite Submerged City — Aomori Annex 426
Hittite · Hittite
Hittite submerged-city at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Bronze Age Submerged City — Aomori Annex 412
Bronze Age · Bronze Age
Bronze Age submerged-city at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Neolithic Submerged City — Aomori Annex 424
Neolithic · Neolithic
Neolithic submerged-city at Aomori.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Sannai-Maruyama Site
Middle to Late Jomon 3900–2300 BCE (peak Early-Middle) · Jomon (northern Honshu hunter-gatherer)
Largest Jomon hunter-gatherer settlement (3900–2300 BCE) with 40 ha including six-pillar 15 m building (reconstructed), 500+ pit dwellings, longhouses, burial pits with red ochre, and jade exchange…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Kamegaoka
Jomon Late 2000–1000 BCE → Final 1000–300 BCE → Yayoi transition · Jomon Late–Final (North Tohoku–Tsugaru lacquer)
Tsugaru Late Jomon lacquer capital (1000–300 BCE) at Kamegaoka hill — 8 ha with 27 red urushi vessels (20 layers) and jade magatama workshop.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Futatsumori Shell Midden
Early to Middle Jomon 4500–2500 BCE (Jomon 2–4) · Early–Middle Jomon (Tōhoku coastal)
Early–Middle Jomon coastal shell midden and settlement (c.4500–2500 BCE) at Shichinohe on the Lake Ogawara plain — massive shell mound 120×80 m (Late Jomon layers 3 m thick) with 40+ pit dwellings,…
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Omori Katsuyama Stone Circle
Late Jomon (2000–1000 BCE) · Late Jomon (Tsugaru–Iwaki region)
Late Jomon double stone circle (c.2000–1500 BCE) at the foot of Mt. Iwaki near Hirosaki, Aomori — two concentric andesite rings 48 m and 29 m diameter, with 77 standing stones up to 1.5 m high…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Odai Yamamoto I Site
Incipient Jomon (15000–10000 BCE) → Initial Jomon (10000–6000 BCE) · Incipient–Initial Jomon (Tsugaru)
Initial Jomon (Incipient) settlement (c.15000–13000 BCE) at Sotogahama, Tsugaru Peninsula — 0.7 ha terrace with earliest pottery in Japan (Odai Yamamoto I pottery, 16500 cal BP via AMS), ground…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Korekawa Site
Middle to Late Jomon 3500–1700 BCE · Middle–Late Jomon (Hachinohe region)
Middle–Late Jomon lacquer production village (c.3500–1700 BCE) on the Nii River terrace at Hachinohe, Aomori — 3 ha with 80+ pit dwellings, large midden, and lacquer-ware workshop that produced 400+…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Tagoyano Site
Late to Final Jomon 2500–400 BCE · Late–Final Jomon (Tsugaru coastal)
Late to Final Jomon shell midden (c.2500–400 BCE) on the Japan Sea coastal dune at Tsugaru City, Aomori — 6.3 ha site with shell mound (Corbicula, Ezo surf clam) 2.5 m thick, 30+ pit dwellings, and…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Kamegaoka Stone Age Site
Final Jomon to Early Yayoi 1000–300 BCE · Kamegaoka culture (Final Jomon–Yayoi transition, Tsugaru)
Final Jomon–Early Yayoi ritual settlement (c.1000–300 BCE) on Kamegaoka plateau at Tsugaru City — 4 ha with 40 pit dwellings, ritual clay figurine (shakōki-dogū Goggle-eyed) concentration (over 200…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Chōshichiyachi Shell Midden
Middle to Late Jomon 3500–1700 BCE · Middle–Late Jomon (Hachinohe wetland)
Middle–Late Jomon wetland shell midden (c.3500–1700 BCE) adjacent to Korekawa at Chōshichiyachi, Hachinohe — 2 ha midden (Corbicula and yamato shijimi) 3 m thick with 20+ pit dwellings and…