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<< Our Photo Pages >> Isoraishi - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 16 June 2012  Page Views: 1785

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Isoraishi Alternative Name: 磯良石
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Ōkawa (Fukuoka pref.)  Nearest Village: Sakemi 酒見
Latitude: 33.211620N  Longitude: 130.385420E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
1 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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A huge stone which is believed to be a cap stone of a dolmen is placed in the garden of a kindergarten adjoining to Ōkawa Kōen (大川公園) park.

The area around this stone was a shell heap called Sakemi Kaizuka (酒見貝塚).
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