The Bullroarer Atlas

86 archaeological records · candidates included

Archaeology

Excavated objects, assemblages, and rock-art depictions, alongside a small number of historical claims. Each record shows a date or the closest known period.

Japan 17

  1. Aomori Kiyou 30 Figure 7 perforated polished-stone-axe / stone-product setc. 7500–7000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  2. Endo Hiroya site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  3. Heiwa site stone-axe-shaped pendantc. 9000–7900 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  4. Ishihara site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  5. Kurawa sitec. 5700 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  6. Kuwano (Awara, Fukui)c. 7000–6500 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  7. Miharadajo site no.432 large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  8. Mikamine site no.268 slate pendantc. 5900–5500 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  9. Mitsugosawa-naka site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  10. Nokubi site trapezoid pendant-like objectc. 14,000–400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  11. Okajima Kawajiri site (Esashi, Okhotsk)Initial Jōmon, middle phase; c. 8100–6000 ¹⁴C BP (class/site horizon)Function not recorded - Candidate only
  12. Rokkanda Minami Figure 4 no.4 upper-holed stone productc. 5470–4420 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  13. Sannai-Maruyama official stone pendant 9530c. 7000–5470 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  14. Sannai-Maruyama short-rectangular pendant leadc. 5900–4200 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  15. Usukubo site official pendant groupc. 5000–400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  16. Yamaguchidai site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  17. Yoshimine sitec. 7000–5470 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only

France 12

  1. Abri de Laugerie Bassec. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  2. Badegoulec. 23,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
  3. Bourrouilla (Arancou) cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  4. Grotte des Eyzies / Grotte Richardc. 14,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  5. Isturitz cavec. 17,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  6. La Roche de Birolc. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  7. La Vache cavec. 15,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  8. Le Morin cavec. 14,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  9. Lespuguec. 22,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
  10. Lortet cavec. 15,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  11. Raymonden / Chanceladec. 15,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  12. Saint Marcel pendantc. 21,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded

United States 9

  1. Ancestral Pueblo / Ruin 14c. 1150–1300 CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  2. Ancestral Puebloan / Chacoan Pueblo del Arroyoc. 1052–1117 CEFunction not recorded
  3. Ancestral Puebloan / Salmon Puebloc. 1090–1280 CEFunction not recorded
  4. Castaic Cave, Los Angeles County, California (Chumash)UndatedSacred / spirit
  5. Elk Hills Cemetery, Buena Vista Lake (historic Yokuts village adjacent)c. 1780–1818 CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  6. Hurricane Deck cave region, San Rafael Mountains (Chumash traditional territory)Before c. 1500 CEFunction not recorded
  7. Pecos Puebloc. 1100–1540 CEFunction not recorded
  8. Site 40HW44, Hawkins County, Tennesseec. 1000–300 BCEFunction not recorded
  9. Verde Valley cliff dwellingsBefore c. 1500 CESacred / spirit

China 7

  1. Beifudi (Phase 1)c. 8000–7300 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  2. Chahai (Xinglongwa culture)c. 8200–7600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  3. Niudaokou village / Baodi leadc. 8000–7000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  4. Xiaonanshan (Raohe)c. 9200–8600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  5. Xibenbaoleng (Bairin Right Banner)c. 8200–7400 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  6. Xinglonggou (Aohan Banner)c. 8200–7400 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  7. Xinglongwa (type-site)c. 6200–5400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Russia 5

  1. Chertovy Vorota cave (Rudnaya culture)c. 7700–6700 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  2. Kondon nephrite blesny / Lower Amur slat-lurec. 5300–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  3. Mal'ta (Mal'ta–Buret')c. 34,000–22,000 years agoFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  4. Medieval Novgorod (Rus')13th–14th centuries CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  5. Novopokrovka / Novopokrovskoe nephrite blesny leadc. 5000–3000 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Spain 5

  1. Aitzbitarte IV cavec. 15,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  2. Altamira cavec. 22,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
  3. Bolinkoba cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
  4. El Pendo cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
  5. La Paloma cavec. 17,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded

Turkey 4

  1. Çatalhöyükc. 6700–6500 BCEFunction not recorded
  2. Göbekli Tepec. 9500–8000 BCEFunction not recorded
  3. Hasankeyf Höyükc. 9500–9000 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
  4. Körtik Tepec. 10,400–9300 BCEFunction not recorded

Canada 3

  1. Classic Lillooet (St'át'imc) — Keatley Creek pithouse village (EeRl 7)2300–1100 BPFunction not recorded
  2. Departure Bay shellmidden DhRx-16, Snuneymuxw (Island Halkomelem Coast Salish) territory, NanaimoUndatedFunction not recorded
  3. Northern Labrador InuitBefore c. 1500 CEPlay / practical

Australia 2

  1. Burgess Point / Stingray Creek Area, Port Hedland ComplexWithin the last c. 7000 yearsFunction not recorded
  2. Kings Tableland, Blue Mountains (NSW)c. 2200 BCE–presentSacred / spirit

Germany 2

  1. Pritzerber See / Havellandc. 14,000–10,000 BCEFunction not recorded
  2. Stellmoorc. 12,900–11,700 BPFunction not recorded

Latvia 2

  1. Cēsis Castle (moat, western slope, north tower)12th–19th centuries CEPlay / practical
  2. Riga, Alksnāja Street 11/13 excavations13th–17th centuries CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Netherlands 2

  1. Middenbeemster, Keyserkerk cemetery (charnel pit, feature 114)c. 1615–1867 CEPlay / practical
  2. Utrecht, Wittevrouwenstraat 8-10 (cesspit 2O and drainage system 3U)Two objects: before c. 1500; 1640–1914 CEPlay / practical

South Africa 2

  1. Doring River rock-art shelterAt least 2,000 years oldSacred / spirit
  2. Matjes River rock shelterc. 9580–5400 BPFunction not recorded

United Kingdom 2

  1. Oxfordshire, Englandc. 500–1500 CEFunction not recorded
  2. Pin Hole Cavec. 34,000–22,000 years agoFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Argentina 1

  1. Northern Patagonia / Tehuelche-Gunun a Kena / Patagonian-Pampas plaque-hacha corpusc. 2200 BCE–presentSacred / spirit

Denmark 1

  1. Kongemose / Kongemosenc. 6500 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Greenland 1

  1. Tunumiit, Clavering Island (Northeast Greenland)c. 1600–1800 CEFunction not recorded

Israel 1

  1. Nahal Hemar Cave8th millennium BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Italy 1

  1. Riparo Gaban, Martignano (Trento)c. 6030–5990 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Mexico 1

  1. Bahía de los Ángeles burial cave, Baja Californiac. 1500–1800 CEFunction not recorded

Namibia 1

  1. Brandberg rock paintingsc. 4000–2000 BPSacred / spirit

New Zealand (Chatham Islands) 1

  1. Moriori (burial-ground find, Okawa)UndatedFunction not recorded

Norway 1

  1. Tuv at Saltstraumen, Bodø Municipalityc. 3040–2620 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Slovenia 1

  1. Mala Triglavca rock shelter (Divača)c. 10,000–5500 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only

Sweden 1

  1. Lund, Helgonabacken (urban find)UndatedPlay / practical

Zimbabwe 1

  1. Lendy 1 rock-art siteUndatedFunction not recorded - Candidate only