縄文人の足跡 Footprints of the Jomon man

　1992（平成４）年、秋田県北秋田市森吉の白坂（しろざか）遺跡で縄文人の足跡が発見されました。足跡は県内で初めての発見であり、考古学的にも非常に重要なものであるため、発掘現場から切り取って収蔵庫に保存しています。
　足跡は母趾が大きく発達し、全体に大型で肉付きが良いことから、男性である可能性が高いと判断できます。また、足長と歩幅から、身長は約160cmであったと推定されます。

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In 1992, the Jomon person's footprints were discovered at the Shirozaka site in Moriyoshi, Kita-Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. They were discovered for the first time in Akita prefecture, and since they have great archaeological importance, they were cut out from the site and have preserved in the storage room.
It was concluded that this person was most likely a male because these footprints were large with well-developed muscles and large toes. And based on the foot length and walking width, he was estimated to be about 160 cm tall.