Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan)

Why it mattersKey Hallstatt / Early Iron Age tumulus with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 150 m elevation.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1500–1200 BCE

Period

Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE)

Culture

Hallstatt / Early Iron Age

Builders

Hallstatt

Purpose

Elite burial and ritual mound

Rediscovered

1889

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1500–1200 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 1075 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1938

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1504 CE

   Abandonment

• Principal Monument

  structure

  Principal Monument at Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan) — structure with stratified deposits

  34.4623° N · 135.7978° E

• Ancillary Complex

  complex

  Ancillary Complex at Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan) — complex with stratified deposits

  34.4616° N · 135.7996° E

• Outlier Feature

  outlier

  Outlier Feature at Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan) — outlier with stratified deposits

  34.4598° N · 135.8019° E

• Reservoir/Cistern

  hydraulic

  Reservoir/Cistern at Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan) — hydraulic with stratified deposits

  34.4604° N · 135.8021° E