Gangala Valley (ガンガラーの谷) ガンガラーの谷
Minatogawa Man (22,300 years), the oldest skeleton in Japan: digging goes on here.
A natural and archaeological site in the municipality of Nanjo, in the south of the main island of Okinawa, about 30 minutes by car from Naha. The valley is known for the discovery in the area of human remains (Minatogawa Man) dated to about 22,300 years ago, among the oldest in Japan, and for a fish hook considered among the oldest in the world. Access is entirely by booking, through a guided tour.
Okinawa
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