Uenohara site

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Uenohara site
上野原遺跡
Uenohara Jomon No Mori.jpg
Uenohara Jōmon no Mori
Uenohara site
General information
AddressJōmon no Mori, Kokubuuenohara
Town or city Kirishima, Kagoshima
Country Japan
Coordinates 31°42′43″N130°48′7″E / 31.71194°N 130.80194°E / 31.71194; 130.80194 Coordinates: 31°42′43″N130°48′7″E / 31.71194°N 130.80194°E / 31.71194; 130.80194
Designations Historic Site
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The Uenohara site (上野原遺跡, Uenohara iseki) is a Jōmon archaeological site in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Pit dwellings were discovered during construction work in 1997. [1] The numerous associated earthenware and lithic finds are an Important Cultural Property and the area has been designated a Historic Site. [2] [3] [4] In 2002/3 an area of 36 ha was turned into a park and exhibition centre, known as Uenohara Jōmon no Mori (上野原縄文の森)lit. 'Uenohara Jōmon Forest'. [1] [5]

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  1. 1 2 上野原縄文の森 [Uenohara Jōmon no Mori] (in Japanese). Kirishima City. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. 鹿児島県上野原遺跡出土品 [Excavated objects from the Uenohara site, Kagoshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. 鹿児島県上野原遺跡出土品 [Excavated objects from the Uenohara site, Kagoshima Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. 上野原遺跡 [Uenohara site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. "鹿児島県上野原縄文の森・鹿児島県立埋蔵文化財センター" [Uenohara Jōmon no Mori, Kagoshima - Kagoshima Prefectural Cultural Property Centre] (in Japanese). AXS Satow. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2012.