An excavation survey began on the 18th in the Tadashi district of Makubetsu-cho, Hokkaido, where fossils of the Naumann elephant were found.
At Churuinakato in Makubetsu Town, where a fossil of Naumann elephant was accidentally found at a construction site in 1969, excavation surveys have been resumed from the beginning.
Seven people, including a curator, participated in the excavation of this year, and the work of digging to a depth of about 40 cm to 1 meter with heavy machinery was first carried out.
And in the formation about 120,000 years ago when the Naumann elephant was found, the soil was carefully removed using tools such as a shovel, a spoon, and a vacuum cleaner.
In last year's survey, 22 dents, which appear to be footprints of various sizes, were excavated, and the excavation on the 18th also found fossils of insect feathers that lived in the same period as the Naumann elephant.
Yuji Soeda, a curator of the Makubetsu Town Board of Education, said, "There is a lot of evidence here that can explore the state of Hokkaido 120,000 years ago. I want you to do it. "
This year's archaeological excavation will continue until the 22nd of this month, and the general public can also visit.