Location Ishikawa Archaeological Foundation
Mibiki Site Artifact: Jomon Earthenware etc.
- Display status
- Partial display
- Period
- Jomon Period (approximately 7,500 to 7,000 years ago)
- Form/Type
- Archaeological material
- Location
- Mibiki-machi (Nanao City)
The Mibiki Site consists of the remains of a village located in a calm cove of Nanao Bay. Various tools used by Jomon people, including earthenware, stone tools, bone and horn tools, and boat oars, were found among shells and fish, dolphin and animal bones in the shell mounds formed in four locations.
The deep earthenware pot was used for boiling, and has a bombshell shape with a pointed bottom. The earthenware surface is decorated with striped patterns using the ventral edges of bivalve shells and feather-like Jomon patterns.
The accessories that Mibiki people adorned themselves with are also diverse. The decorative lacquered comb measures approximately 13 cm in width and is one of the oldest in Japan. It is a tooth-type comb made by connecting callicarpa genus teeth with thread to the cross member, and finished with two layers of regular lacquer and four layers of red lacquer (pipe-shaped red lacquer). Also found were earrings, pendants and shell rings, all of which have been linked to the continent.
These excavated artifacts are important items for understanding the society and culture of the Jomon Period, as well as inter-regional exchanges.
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Opened in 1998 as an open facility for the excavation and organization of excavated artifacts and the publication of reports on buried cultural properties (archaeological sites) that convey the history and culture of Ishikawa prefecture, as well as to hold exhibitions and lectures that make use of the results. The exhibition rooms comprise sections organized by theme and era, where you can see and touch precious earthenware and stone tools discovered from archaeological sites throughout the prefecture. In 2001, they also opened the Ancient Experience Area, where you can enjoy learning about the lives and techniques of ancient people. Both adults and children can learn about local history in an accessible and easy manner, while deepening their interest and understanding of cultural properties.
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