The Bullroarer Atlas

31 records · East Asia

Bullroarer records — East Asia

Source-backed bullroarer record pages from East Asia, grouped by present-day country. Each page keeps the record text, source line, image credit, and a link back to the same point on the interactive map.

Japan 18

  1. Ainu, Obihiro Fushiko Kotan source chainHokkaido / Tokachi - Weather / fertility magic
  2. Aomori Kiyou 30 Figure 7 perforated polished-stone-axe / stone-product setc. 7500–7000 BP - Aomori/Hokkaido comparative corpus; Aomori Kiyou 30 Fig. 7 and Nakano B crosswalk - Function not recorded
  3. Endo Hiroya site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5600 BP - Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan; Endo Hiroya site - Function not recorded
  4. Heiwa site stone-axe-shaped pendantc. 9000–7900 BP - Urahoro, Hokkaido, Japan; Heiwa aggregate route - Function not recorded
  5. Ishihara site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BP - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; Ishihara site - Function not recorded
  6. Kurawa sitec. 5700 BP - Kurawa site, Hachijo Island, Tokyo, Japan - Function not recorded
  7. Kuwano (Awara, Fukui)c. 7000–6500 BP - Awara City, Fukui Prefecture, Hokuriku (Honshu), Japan; Kuwano site, Early Jomon (~7000–6500 BP) - Function not recorded
  8. Miharadajo site no.432 large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BP - Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan; Miharadajo site no. 432 - Function not recorded
  9. Mikamine site no.268 slate pendantc. 5900–5500 BP - Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Mikamine site no. 268 - Function not recorded
  10. Mitsugosawa-naka site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BP - Takasaki, Gunma, Japan; Mitsugosawa-naka site pit 75 - Function not recorded
  11. Nokubi site trapezoid pendant-like objectc. 14,000–400 BCE - Goto Islands, Nagasaki, Japan; Nokubi site - Function not recorded
  12. Okajima Kawajiri site (Esashi, Okhotsk)Initial Jōmon, middle phase; c. 8100–6000 ¹⁴C BP (class/site horizon) - Okajima, Esashi Town (Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido; Kawajiri site, now Horobetsu Right-Bank Terrace site - Function not recorded
  13. Rokkanda Minami Figure 4 no.4 upper-holed stone productc. 5470–4420 BP - Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan; Rokkanda Minami site - Function not recorded
  14. Sannai-Maruyama official stone pendant 9530c. 7000–5470 BP - Aomori, Japan; Sannai-Maruyama official object 9530 - Function not recorded
  15. Sannai-Maruyama short-rectangular pendant leadc. 5900–4200 BP - Aomori, Japan; Sannai-Maruyama site, Jomon - Function not recorded
  16. Usukubo site official pendant groupc. 5000–400 BCE - Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; Usukubo site pendant group - Function not recorded
  17. Yamaguchidai site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BP - Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; Yamaguchidai site - Function not recorded
  18. Yoshimine sitec. 7000–5470 BP - Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan; Yoshimine site, Early Jomon - Function not recorded

China 8

  1. Beifudi (Phase 1)c. 8000–7300 BP - Yixian County, Baoding, Hebei; Beifudi site, Phase 1 (~8000–7000 BP), Taihang piedmont - Function not recorded
  2. Chahai (Xinglongwa culture)c. 8200–7600 BP - Liaoning, Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County; Chahai site, Xinglongwa culture horizon (~8000–7600 BP) - Function not recorded
  3. Niudaokou village / Baodi leadc. 8000–7000 BP - Niudaokou, Baodi District, Tianjin, China - Function not recorded
  4. Xiaonanshan (Raohe)c. 9200–8600 BP - Raohe County, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang; Xiaonanshan site on the Ussuri River, early jade horizon (~9200–8600 BP) - Function not recorded
  5. Xibenbaoleng (Bairin Right Banner)c. 8200–7400 BP - Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia; Xibenbaoleng tomb, Xinglongwa culture (~8200–7400 BP) - Function not recorded
  6. Xinglonggou (Aohan Banner)c. 8200–7400 BP - Aohan Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia; Xinglonggou site, Xinglongwa culture (~8000 BP) - Function not recorded
  7. Xinglongwa (type-site)c. 6200–5400 BCE - Aohan Banner, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia; Xinglongwa site, type-site of the Xinglongwa culture (~8200–7400 BP) - Function not recorded
  8. Yi / Nisu of Hecamo or Heichamo villageYunnan / Ailao Mountains / Xinping - Sacred / spirit

Taiwan 5

  1. AmisCiwidiyan / Shuilian, Shoufeng Township, Hualien - Play / practical
  2. Pinuyumayan / Puyuma (Katratripulr)Katratripulr (Zhiben), Taitung - Play / practical
  3. SakizayaGuo Fu Community / Hualien City - Play / practical
  4. Tainan, TaiwanTainan - Play / practical
  5. TsouCentral Mountain Range / Alishan-Tsou area - Weather / fertility magic