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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Aidani Kumahara Alternative Name: 相谷熊原Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 12.144 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Higashiōmi (Shiga pref.) Nearest Village: Eigenji-Aidanichō 永源&
Latitude: 35.073710N Longitude: 136.314410E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Honshū. A clay figure believed to be 13,000 years old and one of the oldest in the country, was found in an archaeological site in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, the Shiga Prefectural Association for Cultural Heritage said.
The tiny figure, 3.1 centimeters in height and 14.6 grams in weight, depicts a female torso with breasts and a waistline. The figure, which was discovered at the Aidanikumahara archaeological site, is from an incipient era of the Jomon Pottery Culture, according to the association. Another female clay figure from approximately the same era was found in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, in 1996. Source, Asahi, unfortunately there is no photo and we cannot find one of the figure. The brochure provided at the explanation session on the spot, 6th June 2010, contains some pictures of the figure.
Note: 13,000 year-old clay figure found in Japan
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