Uenohara site

Uenohara Site
上野原遺跡
Uenohara Site with reconstructed pit dwellings
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Uenohara Site
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Uenohara site (Japan)
LocationKirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
RegionKyushu
Coordinates31°42′44.9″N 130°48′04.1″E / 31.712472°N 130.801139°E / 31.712472; 130.801139
Typesettlement trace
Area36 hectares
History
PeriodsJōmon period
Site notes
Excavation dates1986-
ConditionArchaeological park
Public accessYes (park, museum)
Map
Jōmon pottery from the Uenohara Site

Uenohara Site (上野原遺跡, Uenohara iseki) is an archeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement located in the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan.[1]It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1999.[2]

  1. ^ 上野原縄文の森 [Uenohara Jōmon no Mori] (in Japanese). Kirishima City. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ "上野原遺跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.