Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center | |
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北海道立埋蔵文化財センター | |
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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]
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]
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]
Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center | |
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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]
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]
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]