Map of archaeological dig sites in Japan (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Map of archaeological dig sites in Japan

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Archaeological dig sites in Japan where Prof. Obata’s team found cockroach impressions in earthenware: (1) Motonobaru site, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture; (2) Kamitshiro site, Ebino City, Miazaki Prefecture; (3) Komaki site, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture; (4) Sekiguchi site, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Dr. Hiroki Obata

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Reprinted from Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Vol. 45, Hiroki Obata, Takashi Sano, Katsuhiko Nishizono, The Jomon people cohabitated with cockroaches – The prehistoric pottery impressions reveal the existence of sanitary pests, (2022), with permission from Elsevier.

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