Detail
| Cultural Resources Category | Archeological Artifacts |
|---|---|
| Cultural Properties Category | National Designation Tangible Cultural Properties (Archeological Artifacts, Historical Materials) |
| Title | Excavated Artifacts found at the Shimotsuke-Nanamawari-Kagamizuka burial mound |
| Designation Date | 1986/06/06 |
| Cities / Towns | Tochigi |
| Owner / Manager | Tochigi |
| Description | On April 13, 1969, the Shimotsuke-Nanamawari Kagamizuka burial mound was discovered during a housing development project. Excavations were conducted several times by the former Ohira Town, the Prefectural Board of Education, and other related organizations, and as a result, Japan's largest wooden boat-shaped coffin and wooden combination coffin were discovered at what is estimated to be the base of the burial mound. The burial mound was a circular mound approximately 5 m high and 30 m in diameter, with a 5 to 7 m wide ditch around it. The wooden coffin was found at a depth of more than 5m, dug into a blue clay layer with gushing water. The wooden coffin is valuable because it is the first example of a wooden coffin that has been fully revealed. The wooden coffin was made of cypress wood. The burial accessories, including a large sword with blade, scabbard, grip, and trident, a black lacquered bow, a spear with complete handle and stone pommel, and an iron arrowhead with a remaining shaft, were also affected by the spring water, and the details of the wooden parts, leather parts of the ligaments and the remnants of the hair knitting are well preserved, which have not been identified in the excavated artifacts from previous tombs. |
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