Collection of Archaeological Materials from the Lower Tokoro River Basin

Stone weight
No.35
DescriptionStone weight
SiteTokoro-chashi Site Okhotsk Locality: on the floor of Pit House 8
Size (cm)L. 19
PeriodLate stage of Okhotsk culture
Date8-9th century
PossessorTokoro Research Laboratory
CommentA weight made of conglomerate with a hole and a groove to which to fasten a rope. Weighs about 2.5 kilograms. This kind of large weight with a hole and groove is specific to the Okhotsk culture, and it is thought to have been used for fishing for large benthic fish or for net fishing.