Cultural Properties of the Munakata Region
| Name |
Tomb 7 |
| Classification |
Historical Site |
| Address |
Katsuura, Fukutsu City |
| Form |
Square |
| Survey year |
1988: Preliminary survey
2014 to 2015: Underground radar survey and
measurement survey |
| Storage status |
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| Excavated relics |
Collected objects: Iron adze, amber, stoneware |
| Age |
Fifth Century |
| Description |
A square mounded tomb rarely found in the Munakata region, which was built at the tip of a
plateau jutting out to the former sea inlet.
The mounded tomb was paved with rounded gravel. An amber ore and an iron adze similar to
those found on Okinoshima were unearthed. |
| volume / scale / area |
L. 24m, H. 2.5m |
| Collection |
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| References |
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| Catalog page |
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