Circular settlement - Kanjo Shuuraku

Japanese: 環状集落 - かんじょうしゅうらく
Circular settlement - Kanjo Shuuraku

...In other words, as the size of the group expanded, the independence of the families within it became apparent. In particular, the pit dwellings began to form a circle around a central plaza, so-called circular settlements, and this became common in the Middle Period after the Early Period. Large circular and horseshoe-shaped shell mounds appeared in coastal areas.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "circular settlements" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち集団規模が拡大するとともに,その内部に家族の独立性が顕現してきたのである。とくに各竪穴住居は中央の広場を囲んで円形に並ぶ,いわゆる環状集落の形態をとりはじめ,前期を経て中期には一般化する。海岸地帯では大型の環状貝塚や馬蹄形貝塚が出現する。…

※「環状集落」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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