Atsuta Shell Mound

Yayoi period shell mounds are scattered on the eastern side of the Atsuta Plateau in Sawakami, Sotodoi-cho, Takakura-cho, and Yosamu-cho in Atsuta Ward, Nagoya City. They are also called Takakura shell mounds. They consist mainly of marine shellfish, and in addition to Yayoi pottery of various styles from the early to late periods, Hajiki and Sueki ware have also been excavated. Relics had already been collected from the site since the 1890s, but in 1908 (Meiji 41), Tokusaburo Kagiya reported the fact that stone tools were found in association with Yayoi pottery and the discovery of horse bones with notches, which attracted the attention of the academic community. Since then, small excavations have been carried out frequently, and the discovery of human bones with missing teeth and gorgeous pottery known as the Palace Style made this site famous. However, no full-scale excavation survey was ever carried out, and the area became urbanized.

[Kano Shunsuke]

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名古屋市熱田区沢上(さわかみ)、外土居(そとどい)町、高蔵(たかくら)町、夜寒(よさむ)町など、熱田台地の東側に点在する弥生(やよい)時代の貝塚。高蔵貝塚ともよばれる。主として海産の貝類よりなり、前期より後期に至る各様式の弥生土器のほか、土師器(はじき)、須恵器(すえき)も出土する。明治30年代からすでに遺物が採集されていたが、1908年（明治41）鍵谷徳三郎が、弥生土器に石器が共伴する事実と、刻(きざ)み目のついた馬骨の出土を報告して、学界の注目を集めた。以来たびたび小発掘が行われ、抜歯のある人骨や、パレス・スタイルとよばれる華麗な土器が発見されたことなども、本遺跡を有名にした。しかし、本格的発掘調査はついに行われずに、市街化してしまった。

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