Global InformationKamegaoka Stone Age Site information
亀ヶ岡遺跡 | |
 Korekawa Jōmon Kan | |
  Kamegaoka Site  Kamegaoka Stone Age Site (Japan) | |
| Location | Tsugaru, Aomori, Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Tōhoku region |
| Coordinates | 40°53′5.62″N 140°20′22.45″E / 40.8848944°N 140.3395694°E |
| Type | settlement, midden |
| Area | 38,887.99 square metres (418,586.8 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1,000 – 300 BC |
| Periods | Final Jōmon period |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | National Historic Site |
| Public access | Yes |
National Historic Site of Japan | |
The Kamegaoka Site (亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡, Kamegaoka sekki-jidai iseki) is an archaeological site in what is now part of the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, containing the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement. The remains were designated a National Historic Site in 1944 by the Japanese government. It is also referred to as the "Kamegaoka Stone Age Site", although the remains discovered are from the final Jōmon period (1,000 – 300 BC), rather than the Japanese Paleolithic period, as the name would imply. It is located approximately 20 minutes by car from Goshogawara Station.