Distant view of the Shitsukari-Abe Cave from the southwestWest side view of the caveFull view of the cave (before attaching of the protective netting)Full view of the cave (after attaching of the protective netting)Full view of the cave (before the excavation in 2002)Limestone outcrop on the southwest hillslope of Mt. KuwabataThe mining tunnel where the extinct large mammal fossils were foundMandible of a giant deer found in the mining tunnelDistant view of the Sarugamori Sand Dunes from the southern foot of Mt. KuwabataTop of Layer IV in grids E-H10 and 11, 2002 (from the south)Stratigraphic profile of the east wall of grids E-H10, 2002Stratigraphic profile of the west wall of grids D-H12, 2002Stratigraphic profile of the north wall of grid H10, 2003Top of Layer Ⅷ in grids F-H, 2004 (from the south)Top of Layer ⅩⅡ in grid FG11 , 2004 (from the southeast)Top of Layer ⅩⅢ in grid EF12, 2005 (from the south)Grids CF13 and CD12, 2006 (from the east)Stratigraphic profile in grid CD12, 2006 (from the east)Stratigraphic profile of layers XV-XVI in grids C-D12Top of Layer X in grids B11-14, 2007 (from the east)Fragments of Jomon pottery and faunal remains unearthed from Layer Ⅱ in grid B14, 2007Top of Layer Ⅹ in grids DE 12-13, 2008 (from the south)Top of Layer ⅩⅣ in grids D-E12-13, 2008 (from the southeast)Top of Layer ⅩⅢ in grids AB12-14, 2009 (from the southeast)Top of Layer ⅩⅣ in grids AB12-14, 2009 (from the south)Top of Layer ⅩⅤ in grids AB12-14, 2009 (from the north)Stratigraphic profile of the west wall in grid AB14, 2009Top of Layer ⅩⅣ in grids B-D10 and 11 (from the southwest)Researchers conducting soil sampling to detect tephraTop of Layer XV in grids EF9 and 10, 2012 (from the southwest)Faunal remains unearthed from Layer XIV in grid B12, 2009Faunal remains unearthed from Layer XIV in grid D12, 2012Faunal remains unearthed from Layer XIV in grid D13, 2012Researchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers excavating at the siteResearchers carrying out water sieving at the siteResearchers collecting small animal remains at the site
