Location Hodatsushimizu Town: Buried Cultural Properties Center
Earthen figurines excavated from the Uwada Umabachi Site
- Display status
- On display
- Period
- Late Jomon Period
- Form/Type
- Archaeological material
- Location
- Hodatsushimizu Town
The Uwada Umabachi Site is a settlement site from the late Jomon period, located in Uwada, Hodatsushimizu Town. Artifacts like pottery, earthen products, and stone tools have been unearthed from remains such as pit dwellings and storage pits.
Clay figurines have been found there that have intentionally broken necks, bodies and limbs. These clay figurines were one of the tools used in rituals, believed to be used for healing illnesses and injuries, as well as for praying for the regeneration of life.
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The Hodatsushimizu Town Buried Cultural Properties Center opened on November 1, 2017, as a facility for the conservation management, investigation research, and public display of buried cultural properties unearthed in the town. Renovation work was carried out in fiscal year 2019, and the exhibition rooms have been open to the public since June 2020.
The first floor features photo panels of designated cultural properties from the town. The second floor includes Exhibition Room 1, which displays artifacts from local archaeological sites ranging from the Jomon period to civil war period, while Exhibition Room 2 showcases materials from the Sagai Collection, which were preserved by local archaeological researchers.
If you are in the area, please feel free to stop by.
Ha-249-1 Ogawa, Hodatsushimizu-cho, Hakui-gun, Ishikawa Pref. 929-1343 Google Maps
TEL 0767-28-5180
E-mail bunkazai@town.hodatsushimizu.lg.jp
