Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center Explained

Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center
Native Name:	北海道立埋蔵文化財センター
Address:	685-1 Nishi-nopporo
Location Town:	Ebetsu, Hokkaidō
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	43.0601°N 141.4945°W
Opened Date:	1 April 1999

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]

See also

• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• Hokkaido Museum
• Ainu culture

External links

• Official website
• Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center . Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center . 11 November 2016.
2. Web site: http://www.dokyoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hk/bnh/maibunsen.htm . ja:北海道立埋蔵文化財センター . Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center . Japanese . Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education . 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. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/10047 . ja: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 . Japanese . . 11 November 2016.
5. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/00010632 . ja:北海道美々８遺跡出土品 . Artefacts Excavated from the Bibi 8 Site, Hokkaido . Japanese . . 11 November 2016.
6. https://www.akarenga-h.jp/en/hokkaido/jomon/j-03/ The Prayers and Hearts of the Jomon People
7. http://shiinatakehito.com/?page_id=1151&lang=en Giant at the Archaeological Center
8. Koji Chihara, Wood culture in pre-modern Hokkaido Island: a comparative study between Central Japan, Lasy.gov.pl, 2019