JAPAN'S JOMON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN TOHOKU SET TO JOIN THE UNESCO LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES

JAPAN'S JOMON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN TOHOKU SET TO JOIN THE UNESCO LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES - A group of “Jomon” archaeological sites in northern Japan including Tohoku is expected to join the UNESCO list of world heritage sites later this month when the World Heritage Committee meets to review the list. The Sannai Maruyama Site in Aomori Prefecture and the other sites under review are an evidence of the Jomon culture that flourished and matured in the Japanese archipelago for nearly 10,000 years during the Neolithic age. The Jomon c…