Fugoppe Cave is an archaeological site in
Hokkaido, Japan, dating from the
Jōmon period
The is the time in Japanese history, traditionally dated between 6,000–300 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a c ...
. 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, which is why the figures could be carved by abrasion and then polished.
See also
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Hokkaido characters
The , also known as or , are a set of characters discovered around 1886 on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. At the time of their discovery, they were believed to be a genuine script, but this view is not generally supported today.Harada Minoru s ...
References
Jōmon period sites
Rock art in Asia
Caves of Japan
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