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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: HigashiNiwara underground tunnel tombs Alternative Name: 東二原地下式横穴墓群 HigashiNiwara chikaCountry: Japan
NOTE: This site is 17.78 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Not Known (by us)
Nearest Town: Kobayashi (Miyazaki prefecture) Nearest Village: Magata 真方
Latitude: 32.012120N Longitude: 131.000090E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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They have vertical entrance pit, entrance horizontal corridor and chamber, the chamber often has components of house like gable ceiling and mural engravings. They have no surface structures on the ground so are discovered by chance during the cultivation works or subsidence accidents.
HigashiNiwara site contains 16 underground tunnel tombs and 1 round tumulus, from the tunnel tombs 21 skeletons, their accessories and arms were excavated. 2 of the tunnel tombs are preserved in a pavilion which are open to public on the 3rd Sunday of every month.
Official brouchure in Japanese.
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