Otoe ruins - Otoe ruins

Japanese: 音江遺跡 - おとえいせき

This ruin is located on the northern slope of Mt. Inami at an altitude of 110m in Otoe, Fukagawa City, Hokkaido, in the middle reaches of the Ishikari River. There are two types of remains: a structure surrounded by standing stones, said to be a type of stone circle, and a U-shaped earthwork that is thought to have been created when the ridge was leveled. A survey conducted in 1951-52 revealed that they are burial mounds from the middle of the middle Jomon period. There are ten standing stones surrounded by standing stones. Each has a diameter of about 7-8m, and inside is a circular burial pit with piled stones, 1-2m in diameter and about 1m deep, with rounded corners, almost a square shape.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北海道，石狩川中流域，深川市字音江の標高110mの稲見山の北斜面にある遺跡。ストーン･サークルの一種といわれる立石をめぐらした遺構と，尾根を削平した際にできたと思われるコの字状土塁をもつ遺構の2種がある。1951‐52年の調査により，縄文時代中期中葉の墳墓であることが判明した。立石をめぐらしたものは10基ある。それぞれの直径は約7～8mで，その内側に積石をもつ，径1～2m，深さ約1mの隅丸方形に近い円形の墓壙がある。

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