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<< Our Photo Pages >> Akeai Kofun - Long Barrow in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Tuesday, 29 June 2010  Page Views: 2825

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Akeai Kofun Alternative Name: 明合古墳
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 8.125 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Honshū Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Tsu (Mie pref.)  Nearest Village: Anōchō-Tabataueno 安
Latitude: 34.767450N  Longitude: 136.439770E
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
4 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.
5 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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Akeai Kofun
Akeai Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan View from the west with the south side projection on the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Honshū

Some Japanese archaeologists believe that this is the one and only 'cross(or barbecue)-shaped(=hammer-shape with another handle on the top)' tumulus. In fact this is the 8th greatest (60m x 60m) square tumulus with 2 short and low projections.
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Akeai Kofun
Akeai Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan The north side projection. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Akeai Kofun
Akeai Kofun submitted by Aska : Site in Honshu Japan The south side projection and the south-western corner on the left. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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