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Sumiyoshi Shell Mound

China, Japan

The Sumiyoshi Shell Midden (, Sumiyoshi kaizuka) is an archaeological site in the town of China, Kagoshima on the island of Okinoerabujima, Japan. The midden was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2007.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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