Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan
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Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan (北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群) is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of 17 Jōmon-period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku, Japan. The Jōmon period lasted more than 10,000 years, representing "sedentary pre-agricultural lifeways and a complex spiritual culture of prehistoric people".[2]
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Location | Japan |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(v) |
Reference | 1632 |
Inscription | 2021 (44th Session) |
Area | 141.9 ha (0.548 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 984.8 ha (3.802 sq mi) |
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It was first placed on the World Heritage Tentative List in 2009.[3] In 2021, ICOMOS recommended the inscription in July of the revised serial nomination of seventeen sites under criteria iii and v.[4] It was then officially inscribed on the World Heritage List on 27 July 2021.[2]