三貫地貝塚 | |
  Location in Japan | |
| Alternative name | Sanganji kaizuka |
|---|---|
| Location | Shinchi, Fukushima, Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku region |
| Coordinates | 37°50′39″N 140°54′19″E / 37.844266°N 140.905269°E |
| Type | shell mound |
| History | |
| Founded | 4,000 BP[1] |
| Abandoned | 2,500 BP[1] |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Cultures | Late-to-Final Jōmon period |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1952–1954[2] |
Sanganji shell mound is a Late-to-Final Jōmon shell mound in Shinchi, Fukushima, Tōhoku region, Japan. The shell mound was excavated in 1952 by the Special Committee for Jomon Chronology of the Japanese Archaeological Association and in 1954 by the University of Tokyo Department of Anthropology. The remains of over 40 individuals were excavated from the site.[2] The remains are now housed in The University Museum at the University of Tokyo.[1]
- ^ a b c Hideaki 2013b.
- ^ a b Hideaki 2013a.