List of Cultural Properties of Japan – archaeological materials (Okinawa)
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This list is of the Cultural Properties of Japan designated in the category of archaeological materials (考古資料, kōko shiryō) for the Prefecture of Okinawa.[1]
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 January 2015, two Important Cultural Properties have been designated, being of national significance.[2][3][4]
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavated Artefacts from Sefa-utaki 沖縄県斎場御嶽出土品 Okinawa-ken sēfā utaki shutsudo-hin | Ryukyu Kingdom | Nanjō | Nanjō City (kept at the Nanjō Office of Administration (南城市役所 本庁舎総務課)) | 562 items, comprising 9 magatama (3 of gold), ten pieces of celadon, 9 gold coins (yoshōsen (厭勝銭), and 534 copper coins (senka (銭貨)); Sefa-utaki is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5] | 26°08′40″N 127°46′01″E | ||
| Excavated Ceramics from the Site of Shuri Castle 沖縄県首里城京の内跡出土陶磁器 Okinawa-ken Shuri-jō kyō no uchi ato shutsudo tōjiki | First Shō Dynasty | Nishihara | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター) | 518 items; Shuri Castle is an Historic Site and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu[5] | 26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E | ||
Prefectural Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2014, two properties have been designated at a prefectural level.[4][6]
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavated Artefacts from Kogachibaru Shell Mound 古我地原貝塚出土品 Kogachibaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin | mid to late-Jōmon | Nishihara | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター) | 234 items, comprising 30 pieces of earthenware, 101 stone tools, 58 artefacts made of shell, 39 of bone, and 6 of stone; Kogachibaru Shell Mound is in Uruma City[7] | 26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E | ||
| Excavated Artefacts from Shimotabaru Shell Mound 下田原貝塚出土品 Shimotabaru kaizuka shutsudo-hin | c.3800 BP | Nishihara | Okinawa Prefecture (kept at the Okinawa Prefectural Centre for Buried Cultural Properties (沖縄県立埋蔵文化財センター) | 209 items, comprising 1 piece of earthenware (and a further 85 fragments), 45 stone tools, 137 artefacts of shell, and 26 of bone; Shimotabaru Shell Mound on Hateruma, Taketomi, is a Prefectural Historic Site[7] | 26°14′36″N 127°45′35″E | ||
Municipal Cultural Properties
As of 1 May 2014, one property has been designated at a municipal level.[4][8]
| Property | Date | Municipality | Ownership | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaigen Tsuhō Excavated from Sakieda Akazaki Shell Mound 崎枝赤崎貝塚出土開元通宝 Sakieda Akazaki kaizuka shutsudo kaigen tsūhō | Tang dynasty | Ishigaki | Ishigaki City | cast coins | 24°20′29″N 124°09′18″E | ||