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at the entrance of the rock shelter. It included a hearth circled with stones. The prehistoric occupations are dated of the Early
Kaizuka Period Phases IV and V, with layers of the Late Kaizuka Period only confirmed in front of the rock shelter. It yielded pottery and a shell bracelet, as well as stone tools. A part of the site was destroyed during the Early Modern Period when the Hiyagonbira road was paved. It was also used as an exposition burial grave and a stone wall enclosed a 4 x 2 wide area. It yielded human remains, as well as stone and ceramic zushi bone containers.
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The rock shelter of Shell Midden #4 was also partly paved with stones, it yielded the first examples of
Nakadomari Pottery sherds, the style of which is said to have been influenced by Amami pottery. As Cave #1, it presented a complex stratigraphy with several layers of earth including charcoal, with
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Cave #1 is located at the foot of the hill, and the interior of the cave and part of its front space were paved with slate. There was a burnt area next to the entrance interpreted as a hearth. The cave presented a complex stratigraphy with several layers of earth including charcoal. It is interpreted
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The dwelling site in Shell Midden #3, dated of the Early
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Shell Midden #2 is located at the foot of the limestone hill. It is the location that yielded the obsidian from the
Japanese island of Kyūshū, with other stone implements and shell beads. Its occupation is dated of the Early Kaizuka Period Phases IV to V. Shell Midden #1 yielded one of the largest
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Kaizuka Period, some of which with dwelling remains, a cave with occupation of the Kaizuka Period, and the early modern Hiyagonbira paved road. The Kaizuka Period sites, and especially Shell Mound #4, yielded pottery sherds that became the type for the Nakadomari Pottery
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Kaizuka Phase IV to the Late Kaizuka Period. Before the archaeological excavations, it was used as an exposition burial grave, and it yielded human remains, as well as stone and ceramic zushi bone containers.
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Hiyagonbira paved road was made by flattening artificially a part of the natural landscape. It was paved with limestone, and bordered with a stone wall on several places. It is 1.5 to 3 m wide and is conserved on a length of 174 m.
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