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Ukikunden
is an archaeological site located near Karatsu, Saga, Karatsu in Kyūshū, Japan. It is a transitional Jōmon-Yayoi site and one of the few Jōmon sites where grains of rice have been uncovered. As a result, some archaeologists speculate it may have been inhabited by Jōmon people rather than Yayoi people. It contains a noble burial site at which bodies were interred with bronzes in large urns, as is typical for Yayoi burials. 63 bronze objects have been found there from the middle Yayoi period, alongside jadeite magatama. The site features notable evidence of the history of agriculture in Japan,https://www.jjarchaeology.jp/contents/pdf/vol006/6-2_109.pdf and some models use the area as the origin point of Japanese agriculture. Historical significance Ukikunden is located in Kyushu, Kyūshū. It was discovered beneath a paddy field near the dolmen sites in Morita, Aomori, Morita and Setoguchi. An excavation in 1966 uncovered the long capstone of this dolmen along with signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichinoyama Kofun
The is a kofun located in Fujiidera, Osaka traditionally believed to be the burial site of Emperor Ingyō. The kofun is a member of the Furuichi Kofun Cluster, Furuichi Kofun Group. Description The kofun is 230 meters long, with many subsidiary tombs surrounding it. Many of these tombs contained Sarcophagus, sacrophagi with a "house shaped" design more similar to later designs. This has been interpreted as indicating this kofun was a transitionary period towards later burial practices. This is in line with the decline of the kofun system which came after this kofun. With a few exceptions like , most kofuns made later than this kofun were smaller compared to this one. Association with Emperor Ingyo The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Ingyō's mausoleum/''kofun''-type Imperial tomb. Formally, this tomb is called . The actual site of Ingyō's Grave (burial), grave is not known, this regent is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine near the ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
