Hikozaki Shell Mound

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Hikozaki Shell Mound

The Hikozaki Shell Mound (Hikozaki kaizuka) is an archaeological site in the Hikozaki neighborhood of Minami-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'yō region of western Japan. It contains the largest known shell midden in western Japan, and was designated a National Historic Site in 2008.

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