Urajiri Shell Mound
The is an archaeological site in the Odaka, Fukushima, Odaka area of the city of Minamisōma, Fukushima, Minamisōma, Fukushima Prefecture, in the southern Tōhoku region of northern Japan containing an early Jōmon period midden#shell midden, shell midden. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2006 by the Japanese government. Overview During the early to middle Jōmon period (approximately 4000 to 2500 BC), sea levels were five to six meters higher than at present, and the ambient temperature was also 2° Celsius higher. During this period, the Tōhoku region was inhabited by the Jōmon people, many of whom lived in coastal settlements. The middens associated with such settlements contain bone, botanical material, mollusc shells, sherds, Lithic flake, lithics, and other Artifact (archaeology), artifacts and ecofacts associated with the now-vanished inhabitants, and these Feature (archaeology), features, provide a useful source into the diet (nutrition), ...
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