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Isoma Rock Shelter Site
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The Isoma Rock Shelter Site (磯間岩陰遺跡, Isoma iwakage iseki) is an archaeological site with a Kofun period mass grave located in what is now the Minato neighborhood of city of Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It received protection as a National Historic Site in 1979.[1]
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磯間岩陰遺跡 | |
![]() Isoma Rock Shelter Site | |
Location | Tanabe, Wakayama Japan |
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Region | Kansai region |
Coordinates | 33°43′15.8″N 135°22′59.9″E |
Type | grave |
History | |
Founded | 5th to 7th century AD |
Periods | Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1969 |
Public access | Yes (no facilities) |
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