Jonoyama Kofun - Jonoyama Kofun

Japanese: 城ノ山古墳 - じょうのやまこふん

A circular tumulus located in Hirano, Wadayama-cho, Asago-gun, Hyogo Prefecture. Excavations were carried out in 1971. It is located at the tip of a hill overlooking the Maruyama River, and measures 36m east to west, 30m north to south, and 5m high. There are no haniwa statues. Regarding roofing stones, a group of gravel was found on the mound, but their existence has not yet been confirmed. A burial facility was excavated from the top of the tumulus, containing a 6.4m-long wooden coffin buried east to west. The coffin was likely made of Japanese cedar. The head of the deceased was facing east, and all of the grave goods were excavated from inside the coffin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

兵庫県朝来郡和田山町平野に所在する円墳。1971年に発掘調査が行われた。円山川を見下ろす丘陵の突端に位置し，東西36m，南北30m，高さ5mをはかる。埴輪の樹立を欠く。また，葺石（ふきいし）については，墳丘で礫群を検出したが，その存在を確定するには至っていない。墳頂から，長さ6.4mの木棺を東西方向に埋置した埋葬施設が発掘された。棺材はコウヤマキであったらしい。被葬者は頭位を東に向け，副葬品はことごとく棺内から出土した。

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