Sannai Maruyama is an enormous Jomon period occupation site located on the very northern end of Honshu Island, Japan.
Although known since the 17th century, Sannai Maruyama's extraordinary size and complexity was not recognized until the 1990s, when archaeologists surveying ahead of a planned baseball stadium for Aomori prefecture revealed its secrets.
Sannai Maruyama was a village with hundreds of residences, multiple storage facilities, three roads, and maybe even a watch tower, and all this on a fisher-hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Quite a remarkable place. But don't take my word for it. See the Walking Tour of Sannai Maruyama to find out for yourself.
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I did a presentation in University about the curious nature of the Jomon’s hunter-gatherer/sedentary nature, as well as a paper on their ceramic production; but it’s been a while, and I was glad for a refresher. They are a fascinating group. Thanks for the tour!
Interesting presentation about a site I had never heard of.The Japanese seem to be very good about creating judicious reconstructions, something we could use more of here in the Americas.
Dick