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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tsukajima - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Japan in Kyūshū

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 16 June 2012  Page Views: 1726

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Tsukajima Alternative Name: 塚島
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Kurume (Fukuoka pref.)  Nearest Village: Kitanomachi-Tsukajima 北野町塚島
Latitude: 33.345290N  Longitude: 130.604890E
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.
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
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Tsukajima submitted by Aska : Site in Kyushu Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
During the excavation of the debris of Tsukajima Kofun (塚島古墳) tumulus in the precinct of Tsukajima Tenmangū (塚島天満宮) shrine, a dolmen was found accidentally.
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