Ref ID:	34046
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Habu, Junko Kim, Minkoo Katayama, Mio Komiya, Hajime
Title:	Jomon subsistence-settlement systems at the Sannai Maruyama site
Date:	2001
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Indo-Pacific prehistory: the Melaka papers, Vol. 5
Abstract:	The recent discovery of a large Jomon settlement at the Sannai Maruyama site in northern Japan provides us with a unique opportunity to investigate the residential mobility and cultural complexity of prehistoric Jomon hunter-gatherers. Salvage excavation of the site, which preceded the construction of a baseball stadium, revealed an extraordinarily large settlement from the Early to Middle Jomon periods (c. 5900 - 4300 BP). The site consists of more than 700 pit-dwellings as well as various other types of features. This paper discusses structural complexity of the Sannai Maruyama site, and suggests possible approaches that can enhance our understanding of the site in the context of complex hunter-gatherer studies.
Date Created:	1/9/2002
Volume:	21
Page Start:	9
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