Nekozuka Tomb - Nekozuka Tomb

Japanese: 猫塚古墳 - ねこづかこふん

This square tomb is located in Nishikawachi-cho, Gojo City, Nara Prefecture. It is also called Gojo Nekozuka Kofun. It was built in a valley at the eastern foot of the Kongo Mountains, which border the southwest of the Nara Basin, and measures about 30m on each side and 5m in height. Traces of a moat remain, and roofing stones are laid on the slopes. Many artifacts were unearthed during land reclamation in 1957, and the Kashihara Archaeological Institute carried out an excavation survey the following year. A pit-type stone chamber is built on top of the tomb. The chamber measures 5.17m x 0.89m, and the flat stones of the walls, which are piled up at the edge, are made of crystalline schist from the Kinokawa River basin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

奈良県五条市西河内町に所在する方墳。五条猫塚古墳ともいう。奈良盆地の南西をかぎる金剛山塊の東すその谷間に築かれ，一辺約30m，高さ約5mを測る。周濠の痕跡が残り，斜面に葺石（ふきいし）をそなえる。1957年に開墾のさい多くの遺物が出土したことから，翌年，橿原考古学研究所が発掘調査を実施した。墳頂に竪穴式石室を営む。石室は5.17m×0.89mを測り，小口積みにした壁の平石には，紀ノ川流域産の結晶片岩を使う。

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