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<< Our Photo Pages >> Matsuno-o - Standing Stones in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Thursday, 11 February 2010  Page Views: 3807

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Matsuno-o Alternative Name: 松之尾 Matsunoo
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Makurazaki (Kagoshima pref.)  Nearest Village: Shiomi-chō 汐見町
Latitude: 31.270360N  Longitude: 130.289630E
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.
2 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
5

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Matsunoo submitted by Aska : Site in Kyushu Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Kyūshū

The only one preserved example of the burial pits with menhirs (立石土坑墓), which is the characterristic burial monuments in the southern Kyūshū along with the rock-tile roofed mounds (地下式板石積石室墓) and the underground burial cellar (地下式横穴墓).
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Matsuno-o submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

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