Art Museum

Engaru Archaeological Center

Engaru Archaeological Center is an art museum in Engaru, Japan.

About Engaru Archaeological Center

Engaru Archaeological Center (遠軽町埋蔵文化財センター, Engaru-chō Maizō Bunkazai Sentā) is a buried cultural property center in Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan. Together with the Shirataki Geopark Visitor Center, it is located within the Shirataki General Branch Office building. Mount Akaishi (赤石山) is the largest source of obsidian in the country and the collection and displays include an assemblage of palaeolithic artefacts from the Shirataki sites that has been designated a National Treasure.

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Engaru Archaeological Center

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Artworks shown from Engaru Archaeological Center are in the public domain; images via the open-access programs of their source collections. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.