Fugoppe Cave is an archaeological site in
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The lar ...
, Japan, dating from the
Jōmon period. It is located on a hillside known as Maruyama in the town of
Yoichi. Along with the nearby Temiya Cave in Otaru City, it is one of only two significant petroglyph sites in Japan.
There are around 800 figures carved into the rock of the cave. Many are human figures, some of which have wings or horns.
The site has been dated to between 100 and 400 A.D., based on excavations and geological data.
The cave itself is around 7m deep and made of soft
hyaloclastite
Hyaloclastite is a volcanoclastic accumulation or breccia consisting of glass (from the Greek ''hyalus'') fragments (clasts) formed by quench fragmentation of lava flow surfaces during submarine or subglacial extrusion. It occurs as thin margin ...
, which is why the figures could be carved by abrasion and then polished.
See also
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Hokkaido characters
References
Jōmon period sites
Rock art in Asia
Caves of Japan
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