Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇯🇵 Yonaguni, Japan
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About Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20)
Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace 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 mattersSouthern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for ter
Open questions
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. 800 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Terrace and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20)
On the ground
Structures & features
24.2743° N · 123.8006° E · 299 m · 4 mapped features
- Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) Main Submerged-City Featuresubmerged cityPrimary submerged-city feature at Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) – central terrace and associated settlement element with stratified deposits24.2743° N · 123.8006° E
- Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) defining settlement or ritual space24.2742° N · 123.8007° E
- Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) ceremonial landscape24.2744° N · 123.8005° E
- Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management24.2741° N · 123.8005° E