Nozawa ruins

Japanese: 野沢遺跡 - のざわいせき

Located in Nozawa, Kunimoto-cho, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, this Yayoi period site has been famous since the Meiji era due to the large amount of pottery excavated there. It is located about 6km north of the center of Utsunomiya city, at an altitude of 170m, but on a low plateau with a height of 2-3m above the surrounding alluvial ground. It overlaps with sites from the late Jomon period, but the area where Yayoi pottery has been excavated is limited, and complete jars, human-faced pottery, and cylindrical beads have also been excavated, so it can be considered to be the site of what is now called a reburial tomb.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

栃木県宇都宮市国本町野沢にあり，多くの土器が出土することから，すでに明治年間から著名になった弥生時代の遺跡。宇都宮市街地の中心から北方へ約6km隔たったところにあり，標高は170mあるが，付近の沖積地面からの比高は2～3mの低台地上に位置している。縄文時代後期の遺跡と重複するが，弥生土器を出土する範囲は限られており，完形の壺や人面土器，それに管玉（くだたま）も出土していることから，今日いう再葬墓の遺跡であったとみてよい。

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