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Karako-Kagi Site

Coordinates: 34°33′27″N 135°48′09″E / 34.55736366°N 135.80238213°E / 34.55736366; 135.80238213
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Karako-Kagi Site
唐古からこかぎ遺跡いせき

The Karako-Kagi Site is an archaeological site in Tawaramoto, Nara Japan.[1] It has a metallurgical facility, and is near other sites such as the Makimuku ruins.[1] Chicken breeding is known from the site.[2][3][4][5] However no rice paddy fields are associated with it.[6]

Museum

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Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum
唐古からこかぎ考古学こうこがくミュージアム
Map
General information
Address233-1 Sakate
Town or cityTawaramoto, Nara Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates34°33′27″N 135°48′09″E / 34.55736366°N 135.80238213°E / 34.55736366; 135.80238213
Opened24 November 2004
Technical details
Floor area352 m2
Website
Official website

Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum (唐古からこかぎ考古学こうこがくミュージアム, Karako-Kagi kōkogaku myūjiamu) opened in Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 2004. Located on the second floor of the Tawaramoto Aogaki Lifelong Learning Centre (田原本たわらもと青垣あおがき生涯しょうがい学習がくしゅうセンター), the museum's three rooms display artefacts from the nearby Karako-Kagi Site (唐古からこかぎ遺跡いせき), a Yayoi village and National Historic Site, as well as a haniwa in the form of a cow that has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[7][8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Karako Kagi [唐古からこかぎ遺跡いせき] Ancient Village or Settlement : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map". 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BCE". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ Eda, Masaki; Izumi, Hiroe; Yoneda, Minoru; Fujita, Saburo (1 April 2023). "The earliest evidence of domestic chickens in the Japanese Archipelago". Frontiers in Earth Science. 11: 1104535. Bibcode:2023FrEaS..1104535E. doi:10.3389/feart.2023.1104535.
  4. ^ Eda, Masaki; Izumi, Hiroe; Yoneda, Minoru; Fujita, Saburo (2023). "The earliest evidence of domestic chickens in the Japanese Archipelago". Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. doi:10.3389/feart.2023.1104535. ISSN 2296-6463.
  5. ^ Leonard, Ben. "Evidence of Earliest Chicken Breeding Found in Japan - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. ^ Okada, Ken’ichi; Kaner, Simon (2015), Goucher, Candice; Barker, Graeme (eds.), "The Nara basin paddies, Japan", The Cambridge World History: Volume 2: A World with Agriculture, 12,000 BCE–500 CE, The Cambridge World History, vol. 2, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 387–410, ISBN 978-0-521-19218-7, retrieved 21 October 2023
  7. ^ 展示てんじ案内あんない [Guide to the Exhibition] (in Japanese). Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ^ 唐古からこかぎ遺跡いせき(からこ・かぎいせき)国史こくしあと [Karako-Kagi Site (National Historic Site)] (in Japanese). Tawaramoto Town. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. ^ 埴輪はにわうし [Haniwa Cow] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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