Iwajuku Site

Iwajuku site
岩宿遺跡
Iwajuku Museum
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Iwajuku site
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Iwajuku Site (Japan)
LocationMidori, Gunma Japan
RegionKantō region
Coordinates36°24′0.2″N 139°17′15.0″E / 36.400056°N 139.287500°E / 36.400056; 139.287500
Altitude120 m (394 ft)
History
PeriodsJapanese Paleolithic
Site notes
Public accessYes (Museum at site)

The Iwajuku site (岩宿遺跡, Iwajuku iseki) is an archaeological site located in what is now the Kasuke neighborhood of the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan with finds from the Japanese Paleolithic period. It received protection as a National Historic Site in 1979.[1]

  1. ^ "岩宿遺跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.