Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center

Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center (北海道立埋蔵文化財センター, Hokkaidō-ritsu Maizō Bunkazai Sentaa) opened in Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan in 1999. Its aim is to protect, preserve, and utilize buried cultural properties.^[1][2]

Hokkaido Archaeological Operations Center
北海道立埋蔵文化財センター
General information
Location	685-1 Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates	43°03′36″N 141°29′40″E
Opened	1 April 1999
Website
Official website

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