What's
the Karako-Kagi Site?
The Karako-Kagi Site was a typical community in the Yayoi period, which flourished about 2,000 years ago. It is located in the center of the Nara Basin, to be precise, in Karako and Kagi area in Tawaramoto town, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture. The size of the Site, 42hectare, is the largest in Kinki area. The residential area is 400m in diameter, surrounded by many circle moats around.
The community was established early in the Yayoi period (approx. 2,300 years ago) and lasted for 600 years until early in the Kofun period (1,700 years ago). During the first excavation in 1936, a large volume of pottery, stone tools and wooden tools were excavated, which became the foundations of studies of the Yayoi period. Since the third excavation in 1977, the investigations have repeatedly been conducted and yielded many fruitful results including pottery with a picture on it and facilities for casting bronze tools. It was appointed as a national site for its archaeological importance in January 27, 1999.
Tawaramoto town is currently endeavoring to have the area of 10 hectare that was appointed as a national site. The public area will be conserved as a historic site park.
The Karako-Kagi Site was a typical community in the Yayoi period, which flourished about 2,000 years ago. It is located in the center of the Nara Basin, to be precise, in Karako and Kagi area in Tawaramoto town, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture. The size of the Site, 42hectare, is the largest in Kinki area. The residential area is 400m in diameter, surrounded by many circle moats around.
The community was established early in the Yayoi period (approx. 2,300 years ago) and lasted for 600 years until early in the Kofun period (1,700 years ago). During the first excavation in 1936, a large volume of pottery, stone tools and wooden tools were excavated, which became the foundations of studies of the Yayoi period. Since the third excavation in 1977, the investigations have repeatedly been conducted and yielded many fruitful results including pottery with a picture on it and facilities for casting bronze tools. It was appointed as a national site for its archaeological importance in January 27, 1999.
Tawaramoto town is currently endeavoring to have the area of 10 hectare that was appointed as a national site. The public area will be conserved as a historic site park.