Archaeology of Japan

Japanese prehistorical period

archaeological culture

thumb|Haniwa Warrior in Keiko Armor|Haniwa warrior in keikō type armor, Ōta, [[Gunma Prefecture, c. 6th century AD. Height: . National Treasure of Japan]] thumbnail|Haniwa figure of a woman, 5th–6th century. Earthenware. Excavation point unknown. This figure is considered to represent a high-ranking woman, possibly a shaman or priestess. The figure is fragmentary: the arms are missing and, like many extant haniwa, it has been reassembled from shards.

right|thumb| dating from Jōmon period to 8th century thumb|right|Magatama from Kofun period（[[Tokyo National Museum）]]

World Heritage site in Japan

thumb|A Yayoi period dōtaku, 3rd century are richly decorated Japanese bells cast in bronze. They were used for about 400 years, between the second century BCE and the second century CE (corresponding to the end of the Yayoi period), and were used almost exclusively as decorations during rituals. They were richly decorated with patterns representing nature and animals, among which the dragonfly, praying mantis and spider are featured. Historians believe that dōtaku were used to pray for good harvests, as the animals featured are natural enemies of insect pests that attack paddy fiel

generic name of people who lived in the Japanese archipelago during the Jōmon period

ancient ethnic group and ancestors of the Japanese people

hominin fossil

partially archaeological, agricultural period of northern Honshū and Hokkaidō, Japan

thumb|Sankakuen-shinjūkyō from the Tsubai Ōtsukayama kofun in Yamashiro, Kyoto A is an ancient type of Japanese round bronze mirror decorated with images of gods and animals from Chinese mythology. The obverse side has a polished mirror and the reverse has relief representations of legendary Chinese shén ( "spirit; god"), xiān ( "transcendent; immortal"), and legendary creatures.

Japanese history from c. 340 BC to 700 AD

special technique to make microblades

hominin fossil

hoax

'''Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties''' is a cluster of archaeological sites from in and around the late sixth- to early eighth-century capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara-kyō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2007, twenty-eight sites were submitted jointly for future inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria ii, iii, iv, v, and vi. As of 28 January 2025, the number of component sites in the nominated property has been reduced to nineteen. Currently, the submission is included on the Tentative List. The Japanese government is aiming