The Sarugahana Cave is a large sea erosion cave located on the cliffs facing the Nakaumi on the southern coast of the Shimane Peninsula; it consists of four large and small caves. The largest is Cave 1, which is about 60 meters deep and about 5 meters high and wide. From well-preserved stratigraphic layers in this cave, early to late fragments of Jomon pottery, Yayoi pottery, and Sue ware pottery have been excavated, indicating continuous occupation for several thousands of years. Among them, the earthenware excavated in large quantities is named 'Sakigahana-style' making this the type site for this style of pottery from the first half of the late Jōmon period. Stone tools include stone axes, stone arrowheads, stone spoons, grinding stones, and more than 200 stone weights have been unearthed. There are also many accessories such as magatama and shell rings, while animal bones from wild boar and Sitka deer, fish bones from sea bream, fugu, and tuna, and bird bones have also been found. In addition, several sets of human bones from the Jōmon period were found in a folded state. The artifacts from this site are kept in the Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka Museum.[2]
^"サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡" [Sarugahana dōkutsu jūkyo ato] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (1957). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN4311750404.(in Japanese)
May 02, 2024
sarugahana, caves, サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡, sarugahana, dōkutsu, jūkyo, archaeological, site, consisting, cave, dwelling, mihonoseki, neighborhood, city, matsue, shimane, prefecture, region, japan, site, designated, national, historic, site, japan, 1943, サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡sarugahana. The Sarugahana Caves サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡 Sarugahana dōkutsu jukyo ato is an archaeological site consisting of a cave dwelling in the Mihonoseki cho neighborhood of the city of Matsue Shimane Prefecture in the San in region of Japan The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1943 1 Sarugahana Cavesサルガ鼻洞窟住居跡Sarugahana cavesShow map of Shimane PrefectureSarugahana Caves Japan Show map of JapanLocationMatsue Shimane JapanRegionSan in regionCoordinates35 31 55 N 133 11 43 E 35 53194 N 133 19528 E 35 53194 133 19528HistoryPeriodsJōmon to Kofun periodSite notesPublic accessYesNational Historic Site of JapanOverview editThe Sarugahana Cave is a large sea erosion cave located on the cliffs facing the Nakaumi on the southern coast of the Shimane Peninsula it consists of four large and small caves The largest is Cave 1 which is about 60 meters deep and about 5 meters high and wide From well preserved stratigraphic layers in this cave early to late fragments of Jomon pottery Yayoi pottery and Sue ware pottery have been excavated indicating continuous occupation for several thousands of years Among them the earthenware excavated in large quantities is named Sakigahana style making this the type site for this style of pottery from the first half of the late Jōmon period Stone tools include stone axes stone arrowheads stone spoons grinding stones and more than 200 stone weights have been unearthed There are also many accessories such as magatama and shell rings while animal bones from wild boar and Sitka deer fish bones from sea bream fugu and tuna and bird bones have also been found In addition several sets of human bones from the Jōmon period were found in a folded state The artifacts from this site are kept in the Yakumotatsu Fudoki no Oka Museum 2 The site is approximately 10 kilometers from Sakaiminato Station on the JR West Sakai Line See also editList of Historic Sites of Japan Shimane References edit サルガ鼻洞窟住居跡 Sarugahana dōkutsu jukyo ato in Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved August 20 2020 Isomura Yukio Sakai Hideya 1957 国指定史跡事典 National Historic Site Encyclopedia 学生社 ISBN 4311750404 in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarugahana Caves amp oldid 1176190793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
