Kinsei ruins

Japanese: 金生遺跡 - きんせいいせき

<br /> The remains of a settlement in Oizumi-machi, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Located on a ridge at an altitude of about 770m, almost in the center of the southern foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, the settlement consists of ruins from the late to final Jomon period on the north side (Area A) and the remains of a medieval castle on the south side (Area B). It is valuable as a representative settlement with large-scale stone-arranged remains in the Chubu region, and part of it was designated as a national historic site in 1983 (Showa 58). 41 dwelling remains were discovered in Area A of the ruins, 38 of which are from the late to final period, and five stone-arranged remains, which are characteristic of the site, were discovered. In addition, many daily life tools and ritual remains have been excavated from inside and outside the remains of the dwellings and stone-arranged remains, including containers and tools such as clay figurines, earrings, pottery, stone tools, stone swords, stone clubs , and boar mandibles. In Area B, more than 10 buildings with rows of post holes were discovered, along with the remains of moats, ditches, stonework that appears to be water reservoirs, grave pits, and 49 underground earth pits that are thought to be facilities related to graves. These remains are located to the north of the remains of the Fukakusa Castle in Nagasaka-cho, the city, and are thought to be the remains of the outer wall related to the remains of this castle. Excavated artefacts include ceramics, earthenware, stone products such as stone mills and tea mortars , old coins, bells, and flints, and the fact that granite, which does not exist in the foothills of the Yatsugatake Mountains, has been excavated suggests that there was also exchange with distant places. It has now been developed as a historic park and is open to the public. It is about a 10-minute drive from Nagasaka Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

山梨県北杜(ほくと)市大泉町にある集落跡。八ヶ岳南麓のほぼ中央部、標高770m付近の尾根上に位置し、北側（A区）の縄文時代後期～晩期の遺跡と南側（B区）の中世の城館跡からなる。中部地方の大規模な配石遺構がある代表的な集落として貴重であり、その一部が1983年（昭和58）に国の史跡に指定された。遺跡のA区からは住居跡41軒が発見され、うち38軒は後期～晩期のもので、遺跡の特徴である配石遺構が5基発見された。また、住居跡や配石遺構の内外からは土偶や耳飾り、土器、石器、石剣、石棒、イノシシ下顎(かがく)骨などの容器類や道具類など、日常生活用具や祭祀遺物が多く出土している。B区からは柱穴列の建物10軒以上と堀跡、溝、水溜めと思われる石組み遺構、墓坑などが発見され、地下式土坑も49基見つかって墓に関わる施設と考えられる。これらの遺構は、市内長坂町の深草館跡の北側に位置しており、この館跡に関わる外郭部の遺構と思われる。出土遺物は、陶磁器類・土器類、石臼(いしうす)・茶臼などの石製品、古銭・鈴・火打ち金などで、八ヶ岳山麓には存在しない花崗岩などが出土していることから遠方との交流もあったと推測できる。現在は史跡公園として整備され、一般公開されている。JR中央本線長坂駅から車で約10分。

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