Sannai-Maruyama Site
三内丸山遺跡
Japan's largest Jomon settlement, spread over 40 hectares, with a reconstructed six-pillared structure from around 2600 BC; a UNESCO World Heritage site.
〒 038-0031How to get there
新青森Hokkaido Shinkansen · Ou Main Line · Tohoku Shinkansen31 min walk from the station
The Sannai-Maruyama Site is a museum and archaeological site featuring the largest Jomon settlement discovered in Japan, covering 40 hectares. The site was inhabited by hunter-gatherers from the Early Jomon period to the Middle Jomon period (3900-2200 BC) and evolved from a seasonal camp to a mobile society and finally a settled village. Its most notable structure, a reconstruction of a large six-pillared building built around 2600 BC, has parallels in other sites in Japan and Eurasia, including a wooden predecessor to Stonehenge. The site was known was the Edo period and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List on 27 July 2021.
Featuring:
Reconstructed large six-pillared building
Pieces of pottery
Burial pits and mounds
Reconstructed large and small pit-dwellings
Reconstructed pillar-supported buildings
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