Kiusu Ruins - Kiusu Ruins

Japanese: キウス遺跡 - きうすいせき
Kiusu Ruins - Kiusu Ruins

…Of these, the stone circles and sundials are known to be facilities associated with communal cemeteries. The same can be said of the circular earthen fences (Kanjiyodori) unique to Hokkaido, which are made by encircling a bank-like mound (Kiusu ruins, Chitose City). The stone-paved dwellings found in the Kanto region are also not ordinary dwellings, but are said to be facilities related to rituals. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kius Ruins" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このうち環状列石や〈日時計〉は,共同墓地に伴う施設と判明している。土手状の盛土を円くめぐらした北海道特有の環状土籬(かんじようどり)(千歳市キウス遺跡)も同様である。また関東地方にみられる〈敷石住居〉もふつうの住居ではなく,祭祀にかかわる施設といわれる。…

※「キウス遺跡」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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