Oota Kuroda Ruins

Japanese: 太田黒田遺跡 - おおたくろだいせき

Located just east of JR Wakayama Station, between Ota and Minamikuroda in Wakayama City, this large settlement site spans the Yayoi and Kofun periods, the Nara and Heian periods, and the Middle Ages and Early Modern Periods. Prior to the land readjustment project, three excavation surveys were conducted from 1968, revealing a settlement from the early Yayoi period measuring 400m east to west and 500m north to south. Remains include pit dwellings, ditches, wells, and burial pits, and a wide variety and quantity of excavated artifacts, including pottery and stone tools. In particular, a bronze bell with a stone tongue is rare and has been excavated from a plain settlement, making it valuable in understanding the relationship between the use of bronze bells and their burial locations.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

JR和歌山駅のすぐ東方，和歌山市太田から南黒田にかけて所在し，弥生時代から古墳時代，奈良･平安時代を経て，中･近世にまでおよぶ大規模な集落遺跡。区画整理事業に先立ち，1968年から3次にわたる発掘調査を行い，特に東西400m，南北500mの規模の弥生時代前期からの集落が明らかとなった。遺構には竪穴住居，溝，井戸，土壙墓などがあり，出土遺物も土器，石器をはじめ多種･多量におよんでいる。なかでも石の舌をもった銅鐸は，平野の集落から出土した前例の少ないもので，銅鐸の使用と埋納場所の関係を知るうえで貴重である。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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