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1790 items, comprising 42 calligraphic works, 14 paintings, 109 craftworks, and 1,625 records relating to the early modern and modern period 26°20′30″N 126°45′50″E / 26.341634°N 126.763794°E / 26.341634; 126.763794 ( Kumejima
The first three insist on the differences in the spiritual culture, with the absence of dogū ritual statuettes or ritual stone sceptres from sites of the Shellmidden Period in Okinawa, [3] the fact that what is considered as jōmon cultural traits in the Shellmidden Culture, such as pit dwellings, crouched burials of humans and dogs or the ...
Okinawa Island: Chatan: early Jōmon site; goods of jade and obsidian are evidence of early maritime trade ... Cultural Properties in Okinawa Prefecture
Nakadomari (Japanese: 仲泊遺跡) is an archaeological site of the prehistoric and early modern periods in Onna, Okinawa. It is a complex site that includes remains of the Early Kaizuka Period Phase IV and V and Late Kaizuka Periods, as well as of the early modern Ryukyu kingdom. It is located on a limestone outcrop about 30 m high, along the ...
Okinawa midden culture or shell heap culture is divided into the early shell heap period corresponding to the Jōmon period of Japan and the latter shell heap period corresponding to the Yayoi period of Japan. However, the use of Jōmon and Yayoi of Japan is questionable in Okinawa.
The finding of ancient Chinese knife money near Naha in Okinawa indicates a probable contact with the ancient Chinese state Yan as early as the 3rd century BCE. According to the Shan Hai Jing , the Yan had relations with the Wa ('dwarf', 'short') people living southeast of Korea, who could be related to both the mainland Japanese or Ryukyuans ...
Specifically, the Gusuku sites were selected for the way that they (1) exhibit the importance of human values over a span of time (Criteria ii), in this case covering more than 500 years of cultural and ethnic history; (2) show an exceptional cultural tradition by a civilization that has disappeared (Criteria iii); and (3) are regarded for ...
Early Okinawan history is defined by midden or shell heap culture and is divided into Early, Middle, and Late Shell Mound periods. The Early Shell Mound period was a hunter-gatherer society, with the wave-like opening Jōmon pottery.