Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center

Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center
Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center
北海道立埋蔵文化財センター
General information
Address	685-1 Nishi-nopporo
Town or city	Ebetsu, Hokkaidō
Country	Japan
Coordinates	43°03′36″N 141°29′40″E / 43.060106°N 141.494514°E
Opened	1 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

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

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

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]

References

^ "Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center" (PDF). Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ 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.
^ Kastalia Medrano, World's first-known ancient stone with painted face discovered, looks exactly like a slice of pizza, Newsweek.com, 21 December 2017
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ The Prayers and Hearts of the Jomon People, Akarenga-h.jp
^ Giant at the Archaeological Center, Shiinatakehito.com
^ Koji Chihara, Wood culture in pre-modern Hokkaido Island: a comparative study between Central Japan, Lasy.gov.pl, 2019

External links

(in Japanese) Official website
(in English) Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center

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[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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