Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto
Yayoi (300 BCE–100 CE)·Yayoi Kumamoto·🇯🇵 Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Aso, Kikusui-cho, Japan
About
About Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto
Aso dolmen terrace excavated 1960s, Yayoi jar coffins and bronze imports under dolmen cists. Recorded context — Period: Yayoi (300 BCE–100 CE); Culture: Yayoi Kumamoto; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: andesite, lava; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersKey Yayoi Kumamoto megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Defensive stronghold
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. 200 BCE
- Period
- Yayoi (300 BCE–100 CE)
- Culture
- Yayoi Kumamoto
- Purpose
- Supported dolmen group on Aso terrace — northern Kyushu dolmen culture transition Yayoi
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1882
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto
On the ground
Structures & features
32.8830° N · 130.6780° E · 45 m · 3 mapped features
- Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — hydraulic feature32.8829° N · 130.6777° E
- Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — primary structure32.8849° N · 130.6779° E
- Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — Southern Cairncairncairn at Aso — Kikusui Dolmen Terrace Kumamoto — outlier feature32.8848° N · 130.6777° E
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