Okadaira Shell Mound
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The Okadaira Shell Midden (陸平貝塚, Okadaira kaizuka) is an archaeological site in the Iide area of the village of Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan containing a late Jōmon period shell midden. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1998.[1]
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陸平貝塚 | |
Location | Miho, Ibaraki, Japan |
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Region | Kantō region |
Coordinates | 36°01′02″N 140°20′57″E |
Type | shell midden |
History | |
Periods | Jōmon period |
Site notes | |
Public access | Yes (park and museum) |
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