The Japanese government has decided to recommend Jomon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaido and Northern Tohoku – including ruins where the world’s oldest earthenware has been discovered – for registration on the World Cultural Heritage Site list.
The sites consist of 17 ruins, including the remains of a large-scale village in Aomori Prefecture and of a stone circle in Akita Prefecture.
They are expected to be considered for registration in the summer of 2021.
As the excavation of the Jomon sites progresses, revealing artifacts produced by highly-skilled craftsmen, it is becoming clear that the Jomon people led full lives.
Another thing of note is that none of the bones bear scars that appear to have been made in battle, nor have weapons been discovered.
日本政府は
nihonn’seifu ha
The Japanese government
世界最古とされる
sekai saiko to sareru
(the) world’s oldest
出た
deta
(where) has been discovered
「北海道
“hokkaidou
Hokkaido
北東北
kitatouhoku
Northern Tohoku
縄文遺跡群」を、
joumonn iseki’gunn” wo,
Jomon Archaeological Sites
世界文化遺産
sekai bunnka’isann
the World Cultural Heritage Site (list)
登録
touroku
(for) registration
推薦することを
suisenn suru koto wo
to recommend
決定しました。
kettei shi mashita.
has decided
この遺跡群は
kono iseki’gunn ha
the sites
青森県
aomori kenn
Aomori Prefecture
大規模
daikibo
(a) large-scale
集落跡
shuuraku’ato
village (the) remains (of)
秋田県
akita kenn
Akita Prefecture
円状に配置された遺跡
ennjou ni haichi sareta iseki
circle
17遺跡で
juunana iseki de
seventeen ruins
構成されています。
kousei sarete i masu.
consist (of)
2021年
nisenn nijuu ichi nenn
twenty-twenty one [year]
登録
touroku
registration
審査される
shinnsa sareru
to be considered
見通しです。
mitooshi desu.
(they) are expected
縄文遺跡
joumonn’iseki
(the) Jomon sites
発掘が
hakkutsu ga
(the) excavation
高い技術の
takai gijutsu no
(produced by) highly-skilled (craftsmen)
工芸品が
kougeihinn ga
artifacts
発見され、
hakkenn sare,
revealing
縄文人が
joumonnjinn ga
(the) Jomon people
豊かな生活を
yutakana seikatsu wo
full lives
なってきました。
natte ki mashita.
(it) is becoming
注目されたのは、
chuumoku sareta noha,
(another) thing of note
よると思われる
yoru to omowareru
that appear to have been made
傷跡が
kizuato ga
bear scars
発見されていない
hakkenn sarete inai
nor have been discovered