Edge Ancient City
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)·Yayoi·🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada
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About
About Edge Ancient City
Edge Ancient City in British Columbia, Canada is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) ancient city attributed to Yayoi culture. Systematically investigated through systematic survey and fieldwalking, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs rubble core with facing and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Yayoi ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Population scale vs catchment
- 02Astronomical alignment and orientation
Theories
- 01Elite residence and administrative centre
- 02Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus
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. 207 BCE
- Period
- Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Yayoi
- Purpose
- Residential and craft production
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 207 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 207 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 307 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
2023
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
51.9420° N · 121.2367° W · 2576 m · 4 mapped features
- ShrinepetroglyphAncillary field system associated with main monument51.9419° N · 121.2356° W
- Enclosure WallreservoirPrimary ancient city at Edge Ancient City — megalithic chamber51.9408° N · 121.2340° W
- Granary ClustertombPrimary ancient city at Edge Ancient City — ceremonial avenue51.9419° N · 121.2369° W
- GatewaytombOutlier feature with geoglyph51.9395° N · 121.2368° W
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