List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Okinawa)

This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of archaeological materials (考古資料, kōko shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1]

National Cultural Properties

As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.[2][3][4]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Sefa-utaki
沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品
Okinawa-ken sēfā utaki shutsudo-hin
Ryukyu KingdomNanjōNanjō City
(kept at the Nanjō Office of Administration (南城市役所 本庁舎総務課))
562 items, comprising 9 magatama (3 of gold), ten pieces of celadon, 9 gold coins (yoshōsen (厭勝銭), and 534 copper coins (senka (銭貨)); Sefa-utaki is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5]26°08′40″N 127°46′01″E
Excavated Ceramics from the Site of Shuri Castle
沖縄県首里城京の内跡出土陶磁器
Okinawa-ken Shuri-jō kyō no uchi ato shutsudo tōjiki
First Shō DynastyNishiharaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)
518 items; Shuri Castle is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5]26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E

Prefectural Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, two properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][6]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru Shell Mound
古我地原貝塚出土品
Kogachibaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin
mid to late-JōmonNishiharaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)
234 items, comprising 30 pieces of earthenware, 101 stone tools, 58 artefacts made of shell, 39 of bone, and 6 of stone; Kogachibaru Shell Mound is in Uruma City[7]26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E
Excavated Artefacts from Shimotabaru Shell Mound
下田原貝塚出土品
Shimotabaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin
c.3800 BPNishiharaOkinawa Prefecture
(kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター)
209 items, comprising 1 piece of earthenware (and a further 85 fragments), 45 stone tools, 137 artefacts of shell, and 26 of bone; Shimotabaru Shell Mound on Hateruma, Taketomi, is a Prefectural Historic Site[7]26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E

Municipal Cultural Properties

As of 1 May 2014, one property has been designated at a municipal level.[4][8]

Property Date Municipality Ownership Comments Image Coordinates Ref.
Kaigen Tsuhō Excavated from Sakieda Akazaki Shell Mound
崎枝赤崎貝塚出土開元通宝
Sakieda Akazaki kaizuka shutsudo kaigen tsūhō
Tang dynastyIshigakiIshigaki Citycast coins24°20′29″N 124°09′18″E

See also

References

  1. "Pamphlet on Cultural Properties". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. 国宝・重要文化財 [Number of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財(美術品)(考古資料 沖縄県)" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. 国・県・市町村指定文化財 [National, Prefectural, and Municipal Cultural Properties] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  5. "Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(都道府県分) [Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. 古我地原貝塚・下田原貝塚 出土品展 [Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru and Shimotabaru Shell Mounds] (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefecture. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. 都道府県別指定等文化財件数(市町村分) [Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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