Ōmori Shell Mound
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The Ōmori Shell Mounds (大森貝塚, Ōmori kaizuka) was an archaeological site on the border of Shinagawa, Tokyo and Ōta, Tokyo, in the Kantō region of Japan containing a late Jōmon period shell midden and settlement ruin. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1955, with the area under protection extended in 1986.[1]
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大森貝塚 | |
Location | Saitama, Saitama, Japan |
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Region | Kantō region |
Coordinates | 35°56′26″N 139°42′24″E |
Type | shell midden, settlement |
History | |
Periods | late Jōmon period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes (no public facilities) |
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