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<< Our Photo Pages >> Shinfukada - Chambered Cairn in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 11 February 2010  Page Views: 2724

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shinfukada Alternative Name: 新深田
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 12.313 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Kyūshū Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Asagiri-chō (Kumamoto pref.)  Nearest Village: Fukada-Nishi 深田西
Latitude: 32.262820N  Longitude: 130.850770E
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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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Chambered Cairn in Kyūshū

An example of the northern advance (Kumamoto Prefecture) of the rock-tile roofed burial pits, which are common in the north from Kagoshima Prefecture. 9 mounds on a isolated hill in a sweet potato field were excavated by the students and teachers of a high school nearby.
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