Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan)
Yoshinogari Moat N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇯🇵 Saga, Yoshinogari, Japan
About
About Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan)
Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan) in Saga, Yoshinogari, Japan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 3.3 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1929
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1096 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1910
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
33.3300° N · 130.3800° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan) — insula with stratified deposits
33.3307° N · 130.3822° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan) — street with stratified deposits
33.3303° N · 130.3804° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan) — workshop with stratified deposits
33.3322° N · 130.3785° E