Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site

E854875

Jōmon-period settlement archaeological site

The Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site is a major Jōmon-period settlement in northern Japan, renowned for its well-preserved remains of ancient dwellings, pit structures, and artifacts that illuminate prehistoric Japanese life.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan	2
Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site canonical	2
Sannai-Maruyama Jōmon Culture Center	1
Sannai-Maruyama Site	1
Sannai-Maruyama Site Center	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10255195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site
Context triple: [Aomori Prefecture, contains, Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site]

A. Kusado Sengen archaeological site
Kusado Sengen archaeological site is a major medieval Japanese riverside town ruin in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, known for its well-preserved remains that illuminate urban life and trade in the Kamakura–Muromachi periods.
B. Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
C. Harunotsuji archaeological site
The Harunotsuji archaeological site is an important ancient settlement on Iki Island in Japan, known for its Yayoi-period remains that shed light on early Japanese agriculture, trade, and social organization.
D. Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
E. Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site
Target entity description: The Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site is a major Jōmon-period settlement in northern Japan, renowned for its well-preserved remains of ancient dwellings, pit structures, and artifacts that illuminate prehistoric Japanese life.

A. Kusado Sengen archaeological site
Kusado Sengen archaeological site is a major medieval Japanese riverside town ruin in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, known for its well-preserved remains that illuminate urban life and trade in the Kamakura–Muromachi periods.
B. Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
C. Harunotsuji archaeological site
The Harunotsuji archaeological site is an important ancient settlement on Iki Island in Japan, known for its Yayoi-period remains that shed light on early Japanese agriculture, trade, and social organization.
D. Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
E. Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jōmon-period settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalPeriod	Late Jōmon ⓘ linked to: Jōmon period Middle Jōmon ⓘ linked to: Jōmon period
designatedAs	Special Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
designationBy	Government of Japan ⓘ
discovered	1992 ⓘ
discoveredDuring	construction of a baseball stadium ⓘ
endOfOccupation	c. 2300 BCE ⓘ
hasArtifactType	Jōmon pottery ⓘ linked to: Jomon pottery bone tools ⓘ dogū figurines ⓘ jade ornaments ⓘ shell ornaments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf	complex social organization ⓘ early horticulture or plant management ⓘ hunting and fishing ⓘ long-distance exchange ⓘ long-term occupation ⓘ nut gathering ⓘ sedentary settlement ⓘ storage and food surplus ⓘ
hasFeature	burial pits ⓘ earthworks ⓘ large pit structures ⓘ large wooden pillar structure ⓘ pit dwellings ⓘ raised-floor buildings ⓘ storage pits ⓘ village layout with central plaza ⓘ
hasMuseum	Sannai-Maruyama Jōmon Culture Center ⓘ linked to: Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site
hasReconstructedStructures	large wooden pillar structure ⓘ pit dwellings ⓘ raised-floor buildings ⓘ
locatedIn	Aomori Prefecture ⓘ Honshu ⓘ northern Japan ⓘ
near	Aomori City ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operatedBy	Sannai-Maruyama Site Center ⓘ linked to: Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site
period	Jōmon period ⓘ
region	Tohoku region ⓘ linked to: Tohoku
significance	major site for understanding Jōmon culture ⓘ one of the largest known Jōmon settlements ⓘ
startOfOccupation	c. 3900 BCE ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2021 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	part of Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan ⓘ

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