Kyonotsuka Tomb - Kyonotsuka Tomb

Japanese: 経ノ塚古墳 - きょうのつかこふん

A circular tomb from the late 5th century located in Nishikyozuka, Shimomasuda, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. It is one of a group of small ancient tombs scattered in the sand dune area 2km from the Pacific coast, near the northern end of Sendai Airport, and originally had a mound with a diameter of about 30m. It contains one house-shaped haniwa and two short armor-shaped haniwa, which were collected around 1907. It is at the northern limit of the distribution of figurative haniwa, and its unique style has attracted the attention of academics. In 1948, a long-box-shaped stone coffin buried in the mound was unearthed during soil collection work, and two iron swords with deer antler fittings, a deer antler knife handle, and a comb were found inside the coffin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

宮城県名取市下増田字西経塚にあった5世紀後半の円墳。仙台空港の北端に近く，太平洋岸から2kmの砂丘地帯に点在する小型古墳群中の一基で，もと直径30m前後の墳丘を残していた。1907年ごろの採集という家形埴輪1個，短甲形埴輪2個があって，形象埴輪としては分布の北限にあたり，作風も異色を示すので学界の注目を集めていた。23年，採土工事によって，墳丘のうちに埋まっていた長持形石棺を掘りあて，石棺内から鹿角製装具をつけた鉄刀2口，鹿角把刀子（とうす）および櫛を見いだした。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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