Long sword excavated from Pit Grave 96 at the Nishi-Shimamatsu 5 Site

Tamasay excavated from Pit Grave 5 at Point VI in the Karimba 2 Site

Lacquered comb excavated from Pit Grave 123 at the Karimba Site

Lacquered comb excavated from Pit Grave 118 at the Karimba Site

Lacquered accessories excavated from Pit Grave 123 at the Karimba Site

Ofune Site: A pit grave

Kakinoshima Site: A large pit grave

Lacquered decorative waist sash unearthed from Pit Grave 123 at the Karimba Site

Kamegaoka Burial Site: Beads as excavated from a pit grave

Kamegaoka Burial Site: Beads excavated from pit graves

Handprint-imprinted clay object and footprint-imprinted clay object excavated from Pit Grave 397 at the Kashiwagigawa 4 Site

Ishie Site: Artifacts unearthed from pit graves (1)

Ishie Site: Artifacts unearthed from pit graves (2)

Kamegaoka Burial Site: Pit graves as excavated

Carbonized arrow shafts excavated from Pit Dwelling 7 at the Yukanboshi E11 Site

Archaeological finds unearthed from a pit grave at the Yunosato 4 Site in Hokkaido

Kamegaoka Burial Site: A loamy mound on top of a pit grave

Korekawa Site: Human bones sprinkled with red pigment in a pit grave

Burial goods from pit grave of the Final Jomon period

Takasago Burial Site: A pit grave dating from the Final Jomon period

Takasago Burial Site: A pit grave dating from the Late Jomon period

Takasago Burial Site: A pit grave dating from the Final Jomon period

Burial goods from pit grave of the Okhotsk Culture

Burial goods from pit grave of the early Epi-Jomon period

Burial goods from pit grave of the early Epi-Jomon period