Ezuriko Kofun Cluster

Ezuriko Kofun Cluster
江釣子古墳群
Location in Japan
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster
Location in Japan
Ezuriko Kofun Cluster (Japan)
Location Kitakami, Iwate, Japan
Region Tōhoku region
Coordinates 39°17′29″N 141°04′56″E / 39.29139°N 141.08222°E / 39.29139; 141.08222
Altitude 70 m (230 ft)
Type kofun cluster
History
Founded 7th to 8th century AD
Site notes
Ownership National Historic Site
Public access Yes

Ezuriko Kofun Cluster (江釣子古墳群, Ezuriko kofun-gun) is the designation given to a National Historic Site in Kitakami, Iwate, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan consisting of four separate sets of late Kofun period burial mounds near the confluence of the Waga River with the Kitakami River.

Located on a river terrace at an altitude of 70–90 meters, the site consists of the Nekoyazu and Naganuma sites (29 tombs), Gojōmaru site (81 tombs), and Yahata site (23 tombs), with a total of some 120 burial mounds. The kofun are circular in shape, with a diameter of 4.5 to 16 meters and an average height of 0.4 to 0.7 meters. Archaeological excavations were conducted in 1954 by Waseda University on a portion of the site, and identified the kofun as being from the late 7th through early 8th centuries. Further investigation was performed by Tōhoku University in 1965. The kofun contained stone chambers made from piled rounded river stones, the largest of which was 5 meters in length, witha central trench to hold the sarcophagus. In the Gojōmaru district, the one tomb was found to contain four chambers. Grave goods included remnants of bladed instruments (swords, daggers, agricultural implements), jewelry (magatama beads, cylindrical beads, glass beads, etc.), horse fittings, and earthenware pottery. The site received protection as a National Historical Site in 1979.[1]

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  1. ↑ Agency for Cultural Affairs
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