Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center

Coordinates: 43°03′36″N 141°29′40″E / 43.060106°N 141.494514°E / 43.060106; 141.494514
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Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center
北海道立埋蔵文化財センター
Map
General information
Address685-1 Nishi-nopporo
Town or cityEbetsu, Hokkaidō
CountryJapan
Coordinates43°03′36″N 141°29′40″E / 43.060106°N 141.494514°E / 43.060106; 141.494514
Opened1 April 1999
Website
Official website

Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center (北海道立埋蔵文化財センター, Hokkaidō-ritsu Maizō Bunkazai Sentaa) opened in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1999. Its aim is to protect, preserve, and utilize buried cultural properties.[1][2]

History[edit]

In December 2017, researchers from the Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center announced the discovery of the oldest ancient stone with a human face painted on it (12x13cm), estimating its creation date between 2,500 and 1,000 B.C.[3]

Description[edit]

The exhibition hall features two Important Cultural Properties: an earthen Jōmon mask from the Mamachi Site and artefacts excavated from the Bibi 8 Site.[4][5]

Collection[edit]

  • From Chitose City: Stone rods unearthed at the (30 to 70 cm long), animal-shaped clay figure (Bibi-chan), Jomon clay mask[6]
  • 350x80x33cm chiseled monolith[7]
  • Magemono made of Thujopsis, excavated in Yukanboshi[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center" (PDF). Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ^ 北海道立埋蔵文化財センター [Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ Kastalia Medrano, World's first-known ancient stone with painted face discovered, looks exactly like a slice of pizza, Newsweek.com, 21 December 2017
  4. ^ 土面/北海道千歳市真々地町ママチ遺跡第三一〇号土壙墓出土 [Earthen Mask Excavated from Mamachi Site burial 310, Mamachi-chō, Chitose, Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ 北海道美々8遺跡出土品 [Artefacts Excavated from the Bibi 8 Site, Hokkaido] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. ^ The Prayers and Hearts of the Jomon People, Akarenga-h.jp
  7. ^ Giant at the Archaeological Center, Shiinatakehito.com
  8. ^ Koji Chihara, Wood culture in pre-modern Hokkaido Island: a comparative study between Central Japan, Lasy.gov.pl, 2019

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