Square platform tomb - Hokeidaijobo

Japanese: 方形台状墓 - ほうけいだいじょうぼ

A type of burial system that was popular mainly in the late Yayoi period. The burial area is defined by arranging the raised areas of ridges and plateaus into a square. In rare cases, the sides are covered with blocks of stone. The side lengths range from less than 10m to over 30m. They are often clustered together with other burial systems such as pit tombs. There are usually one or several burial facilities within the burial area, and there is quite a bit of evidence that pottery was donated. The types of burial facilities are mostly wooden coffin direct burials and pit tombs, as well as pit-type stone chambers and box-shaped stone coffins.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

弥生時代後期を中心に流行した墓制の一種。尾根や台地上の高まりを方形に整えて墓域を画する。まれに側面を塊石で覆うことがある。辺長が10mに満たないものから，30mを超すものまである。土坑墓(土壙)など他の墓制とともに群集して営まれる場合が多い。墓域内にはふつう1～数基の埋葬施設を有し，土器を供献した形跡も少なからずみられる。埋葬施設の種類には木棺直葬墓や土坑墓が多く，ほかに竪穴式石室や箱形石棺などがある。

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