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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Karako Kagi Alternative Name: 唐古・鍵遺跡Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tawaramoto-chō (Nara pref.) Nearest Village: Karako 唐古
Latitude: 34.569400N Longitude: 135.799220E
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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Ancient Village or Settlement in Honshū
A vast ruin of ancient village including metallurgical factories. A watch-tower was reconstructed based on the drawing on the excavated fragments of a pottery.
1km south from the watch-tower, a museum of the excavated artifacts stands. Admission 200 Japanese Yen, open 9:00-17:00, closed on Monday and the days around the new years day.
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