Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group
Kofun (5th c. CE)·Hida / Etchu Kofun·🇯🇵 Chubu, Toyama Prefecture, Tateyama foothills / Midagahara edge, Japan
About
About Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group
Tateyama alpine kofun excavated 1970s, house-shaped sarcophagus like later Asuka type. Recorded context — Period: Kofun (5th c. CE); Culture: Hida / Etchu Kofun; Field status: excavated; Materials: tuff, earth; Condition: preserved — alpine.
Why it mattersKey Hida / Etchu Kofun tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Observatory
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. 450 CE
- Period
- Kofun (5th c. CE)
- Culture
- Hida / Etchu Kofun
- Purpose
- Mountain-edge kofun with house-shaped sarcophagus — alpine variant of late Kofun
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1961
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group
c. 450 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5810° N · 137.4410° E · 1200 m · 3 mapped features
- Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — subsidiary complex36.5801° N · 137.4393° E
- Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — Northern Dromosdromosdromos at Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — outlier feature36.5803° N · 137.4408° E
- Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — Southern Moundmoundmound at Tateyama — Stone Coffin Terrace Kofun Group — outlier feature36.5818° N · 137.4396° E
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