ICOMOS field survey on northeastern Japan shell midden

An official of UNESCO's International Council on Monuments and Sites conducts a survey at Kitakogane shell midden in Date, Hokkaido, on Sept. 13, 2020. The northeastern Japan site is aiming to be added to the World Heritage list next year, along with other archaeological sites in northern and northeastern Japan.

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