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Buried cities in Japan · Mysteria

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Buried cities in Japan

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Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Yoshinogari — Buried Moat North (Saga, Yayoi, Japan) in Saga, Yoshinogari, Japan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bro…

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Howe Buried Settlement

Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age

Howe Buried Settlement in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) buried city attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.