Shinzawa ruins

Japanese: 新沢遺跡 - しんざわいせき

This is a Yayoi period ruin located in Higashitojomon, Kawanishi-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture (formerly Shinzawa Village, Takaichi County). It was buried in the lowlands west of the Ochioka Hills at an altitude of about 150m in the southwest area of Mount Unebi in the southern part of the Nara Basin. In the northwest part of the hill is the Shinzawa Senzuka Tomb Group (Senzuka), which became famous for the discovery of gold earrings and glass bowls, and the Yayoi ruins at the western foot of the hill are commonly called the Shinzawakazu Ruins, after the name of the area. The ruins are located on an alluvial fan between the Soga River flowing north and Mount Senzuka on the right bank, but past excavations have not found any notable remains other than small pits and ditches.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県橿原（かしはら）市川西町東常門(旧，高市郡新沢村)にある弥生時代の遺跡。奈良盆地の南部で，畝傍（うねび）山の南西方一帯にある標高150mほどの越智岡丘陵西方の低地に埋没していた。この丘陵上の北西部には，金製耳飾やガラス碗を出土して有名になった新沢千塚古墳群があり(千塚)，丘陵西麓の弥生遺跡は字名をとって新沢一（しんざわかず）遺跡と一般に呼んでいる。遺跡は，北流する曾我川と右岸の千塚山との間の扇状地にあるが，過去の発掘調査では，小竪穴や溝以外に顕著な遺構は確認されていない。

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