Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan

Download coordinates as: Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of 17 Jōmon-period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku, Japan.

The Jōmon period lasted more than 10,000 years, representing "sedentary pre-agricultural lifeways and a complex spiritual culture of prehistoric people".

[2] It was first placed on the World Heritage Tentative List in 2009.

[3] In 2021, ICOMOS recommended the inscription in July of the revised serial nomination of seventeen sites under criteria iii and v.[4] It was then officially inscribed on the World Heritage List on 27 July 2021.

[2] All component sites have been designated for protection under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, as Historic Sites or *Special Historic Sites ("ACA" column below).

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