Hiroshima Ruins Eyed to Unravel History of Humans in Japan
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)--Excavation is underway at an archaeological site in a western Japan city, with both researchers and local residents anxious to unravel the mystery of when and how humans arrived in the Japanese archipelago. The Kanmuri ruins in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Pref., Oct. 28 (Jiji Press)--Excavation is underway at an archaeological site in a western Japan city, with both researchers and local residents anxious to unravel the mystery of when and how humans arrived in the Japanese archipelago. The Kanmuri ruins in the Yoshiwa district in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, generated excitement in 2024 when a stone tool that is likely be the oldest such artifact in Japan was discovered at the site. Sadakatsu Kunitake, 51, chief researcher at the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, which is spearheading the excavation, said that…