Harayama ruins

Japanese: 原山遺跡 - はらやまいせき

A group of dolmens from the end of the Jomon period, located in Kita-Arima-machi, Minami-Takaki-gun, Nagasaki Prefecture. They are located on a plateau at an altitude of about 230m, east of Lake Suwa at the southern foot of Mt. Unzen. The Japanese Archaeological Association excavated the site in 1960 and 1961 to investigate the origins of Japanese agricultural culture, and the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education also investigated in 1971. The dolmens are divided into four groups, and over 40 have been excavated, but if those destroyed by development are included, the total number exceeds 100. The substructures of the dolmens include pits, box-shaped stone coffins, and earthenware jars, and small jars and shallow bowls were included as grave goods.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長崎県南高来郡北有馬町にある縄文時代終末の支石墓群。雲仙岳南麓の諏訪池の東，標高約230mの高原上にある。日本考古学協会が，日本農耕文化起源究明のため，1960,61年に発掘調査し，71年にも長崎県教育委員会が調査した。支石墓群は4群に分かれ，40基以上が調査されたが，開拓によって破壊されたものを加えると100基以上となる。支石墓の下部構造は，土壙，箱式石棺，甕棺などがあり，副葬品として小型壺や浅鉢がある。

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