Kitakogane Shell Mound

Kitakogane Shell Mound
北黄金貝塚
Shell-mound remains at Kitakogane Shell Mound (restored shell layers visible)
Interactive map of Kitakogane Shell Mound
LocationDate, Hokkaido, Japan
RegionHokkaidō
Coordinates42°24′7.32″N 140°54′38.33″E / 42.4020333°N 140.9106472°E / 42.4020333; 140.9106472
Altitude10–20 m (33–66 ft)
TypeShell midden / Settlement
Site notes
Excavation dates— (various, site designated 1987)
ConditionPreserved; partly open to public as historic park
Public accessYes (Kitakogane Shell Mound Historic Park & Information Center)

Kitakogane Shell Mound (Japanese: 北黄金貝塚, Hepburn: Kitakogane Kaizuka) is a Jōmon period archaeological shell-mound settlement site located in Date, Hokkaido, Japan. The site is part of the serial heritage property Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan.