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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kamegaoka - Ancient Village or Settlement in Japan in Honshū

Submitted by Aska on Monday, 04 August 2014  Page Views: 2186

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kamegaoka Alternative Name: 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡
Country: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tsugaru (Aomori pref.)  Nearest Village: Kizukuri 木造
Latitude: 40.884050N  Longitude: 140.339200E
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
1 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
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Kamegaoka submitted by Aska : The replica on the original site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Honshū

From mid-17th century, so many artifacts were excavated from this wetland. Kame-ga-Oka means "hill of the earthenware pot", and some of the artifacts were even exported. Although no residential ruins are discovered yet, this site is well-known for the strange 'dogū (=clay or stone figure)' with big eyes like Inuit's slit-goggles, without one of legs as usual for much of dogū's. This site is supposed to be built in BC400-1000. A museum is situated 1km away.

Now a giant stone replica of the dogū stands on the site.
On the facade of the closest (10km southbound) station Kizukuri (木造駅), 17m concrete replica is pasted. When trains arrived or stated, red light flickered between the eyelids. But the children of the neighborhood were scared, then the electric circuit was disconnected.
In Hachinohe Kōen (八戸公園) park, 100km away from the original site, there also stands 10m tall replica with her son.

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Kamegaoka
Kamegaoka submitted by Aska : The replica in the Hachinohe Kōen park (40.47269N,141.51523E) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kamegaoka
Kamegaoka submitted by Aska : The replica at Kizukuri station (40.80256N,140.38777E) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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