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

Submitted by Aska on Friday, 05 July 2013  Page Views: 1294

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Umenoki Alternative Name: 梅の木
Country: Japan Region: Kyūshū Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Kikuyō-machi (Kumamoto pref.)  Nearest Village: Tsukure 津久礼
Latitude: 32.854380N  Longitude: 130.795680E
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.
1 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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Umenoki submitted by Aska : Site in Kyūshū, Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Kyūshū

During the construction of a road, an ancient village on a riverside was discovered. The ruin was buried back into the earth, but 2 dolmens, the burial monument of the village, were placed under the road constructed.
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