Yayoi Culture at the Westernmost Point of Honshu: The Hibikinada Area and the Ayaragigo Site in Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Stone Dagger, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)
Japanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
October 29, 2013 (Tue) - March 9, 2014 (Sun)This exhibition, part of the museum's exchange program of archaeological objects in 2013, introduces distinctive Yayoi culture from the westernmost area of Honshu, through excavated items from the Shimonoseki City Archaeological Museum collection.
Exhibit includes:
Clay Pipe, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)
Stone Dagger, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)
Polished Stone Arrowhead, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)
Jar, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)
Carbonized Rice Grains, From Ayaragi site, Oka, Ayaragi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, Yayoi period, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Shimonoseki City Archaeology Museum, Yamaguchi)