Kannondo Cave - Kannondo Cave

Japanese: 観音堂洞窟 - かんのんどうどうくつ
Kannondo Cave - Kannondo Cave

...There are 30 Stone Age ruins that use limestone rock shelters and caves, distributed across the three counties of Hiba, Jinseki, and Kono, and also extending into Okayama Prefecture. Ruins such as Umadori Rock Shed, Yorikura Rock Shed, Nagoe Rock Shed, Saruana Rock Shed, Shiraishi Cave, Ushikawa Rock Shed (all in Tojo Town), Kannondo Cave (Jinseki Town), Sarukami Rock Shed (Aburagi Town), and Domen Cave (Toyomatsu Village) have been under investigation for over 20 years since the first investigation at Umadori in 1987. Artefacts from each period of the Jomon period have been excavated from each of these ruins. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Kannon-do Cave" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…石灰岩の岩陰,洞窟を利用した石器時代の遺跡は,30ヵ所にのぼり,その分布は比婆,神石,甲奴の3郡にまたがり,さらに岡山県側にも広がる。馬渡岩陰,寄倉岩陰,名越岩陰,猿穴岩陰,白石洞窟,牛川岩陰(以上東城町),観音堂洞窟(神石町),猿神岩陰(油木町),堂面洞窟(豊松村)などの遺跡が,62年の馬渡の第1次調査以来20年以上におよんで調査中である。いずれの遺跡も縄文時代の各時期の遺物を出土する。…

※「観音堂洞窟」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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