Pointed-bottom pottery vessel with shell-made patterns unearthed at the Kokuritsu-ryoyojo-ura Site 国立療養所裏遺跡出尖底貝殻文土器こくりつようようしょうらいせきしゅつどせんていかいがらもんどき
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This deep, pointed-bottom pot dating from the Initial Jomon period was unearthed at the Kokuritsu-ryoyojo-ura Site in Nanae Town. It features a streak pattern made with the ventral edge of a bivalve shell. The lip has impressions of sticks wrapped with twisted cords (rakujotai-akkon-mon), and the rim has two tiers of crescent-impressed patterns (tsumegata-mon). This pot is thought to be among old Jomon pottery vessels in southern Hokkaido.
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Hokkaido Digital Museum
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Hokkaido governement opened to the public the "Hokkaido Digital Museum," a cross-search portal site that collects information on museums, materials, and artworks from various museums and art galleries in Hokkaido and make it available as one-stop
Last updated
July 14, 2026