Kawajiri Stone Age Site

Kawajiri Stone Age Site
川尻石器時代遺跡
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kawajiri Stone Age Site
Location in Japan
Location in Japan
Kawajiri Stone Age Site (Japan)
LocationSagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
RegionKantō region
Coordinates35°35′30″N 139°18′01″E / 35.59167°N 139.30028°E / 35.59167; 139.30028
Typesettlement trace
Area23,356.62 square meters
History
PeriodsJōmon period
Site notes
Public accessYes (no public facilities)

The Kawajiri Stone Age Site (川尻石器時代遺跡, Kawajiri shisekki-jidai iseki) is an archaeological site in the Tanigahara neighborhood of Midori-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the southern Kantō region of Japan containing a middle to late Jōmon period settlement trace. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1931, with then area under protection expanded in 2006.[1]

  1. ^ "川尻石器時代遺跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 11 August 2020.