Uenohara_site Knowpia

Uenohara site
上野原遺跡
Uenohara site; 上野原遺跡
	Uenohara Jōmon no Mori
General information
Address	Jōmon no Mori, Kokubuuenohara
Town or city	Kirishima, Kagoshima
Country	Japan
Coordinates	31°42′43″N 130°48′7″E / 31.71194°N 130.80194°E
Designations	Historic Site
Website
	Homepage (Jp)

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]

References edit

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 上野原遺跡 [Uenohara site] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
^ "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.