Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇯🇵 Yonaguni, Japan
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About Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27)
Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for temple and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersGreat Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for t
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Temple and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27)
On the ground
Structures & features
24.5887° N · 122.2600° E · 288 m · 3 mapped features
Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) Main Submerged-City Feature
submerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) – central temple and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
24.5887° N · 122.2601° EGreat Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) defining settlement or ritual space
24.5886° N · 122.2601° EGreat Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Great Yonaguni Temple Outer — Yonaguni (58-27) ceremonial landscape
24.5888° N · 122.2599° E