Egeyama ruins - Egeyama ruins

Japanese: 会下山遺跡 - えげのやまいせき

<br /> The remains of a Yayoi period settlement in Sanjo-cho, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Located in the center of the Maeyama ridge at an altitude of 201m in the southern part of the Rokko mountain range, it is the remains of a settlement from the middle to late Yayoi period. The existence of the ruins became known in 1954 (Showa 29 ) with the discovery of Yayoi pottery, and as a result of an excavation survey, a total of eight pit dwelling remains were found, including one pit dwelling with ritual-related artifacts and one large pit dwelling. In addition, burnt earth pits, pit graves, and fence rows were also confirmed, and it is thought that the settlement consisted of several buildings at one time. Among the pottery such as jars and jars from the middle to middle late Yayoi period, pottery brought from Omi, east Settsu, Kawachi, Harima, Sanuki, etc. was also found. In addition to stone tools, iron arrowheads , cast iron axes and other iron products, as well as a Han-style three -winged arrowhead, rare in the Japanese archipelago, were also excavated. The Aigayama site was a highland settlement from the Yayoi period, and recent surveys suggest that it was not limited to the mountaintop but extended onto the hillsides as well. The pottery indicates interaction with a wide range of local groups, and suggests that it may have played a role in the distribution of metal tools. It is an important site for understanding Yayoi society, and was designated a national historic site in 2011. It is about a 20-minute walk from Ashiyagawa Station on the Hankyu Railway Kobe Main Line.

Source: Kodansha National Historic Site Guide Information

Japanese:

兵庫県芦屋市三条町にある弥生時代の集落跡。六甲山系南部の標高201mの前山尾根を中心に位置する、弥生時代中期から後期にかけての集落跡である。1954年（昭和29）、弥生土器の発見を契機に遺跡の存在が知られ、発掘調査が実施された結果、祭祀関係遺物をともなう竪穴(たてあな)建物1棟、大型の竪穴建物1棟を含む合計8棟の竪穴建物跡が見つかった。このほか焼土坑、土坑墓、柵列なども確認され、一時期に数棟からなる集落と考えられた。弥生時代中期中葉から後期中葉にかけての壺や甕(かめ)などの土器には、近江、東摂津、河内、播磨、讃岐などからの搬入土器も認められた。石器のほか鉄鏃(てつぞく)、鋳造鉄斧(てっぷ)などの鉄製品、さらに日本列島では珍しい漢式(かんしき)三翼鏃(さんよくぞく)も出土した。会下山遺跡は弥生時代の高地性集落であり、近年の調査によると山頂部にとどまらず丘陵斜面にもおよぶと考えられ、土器は広範囲な地域集団との交流を示し、金属器の流通における一定の役割を予測させるものである。弥生時代の社会を知るうえでも重要な遺跡であり、2011年（平成23）に国の史跡に指定された。阪急電鉄神戸本線芦屋川駅から徒歩約20分。

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