Items excavated from Hiraodaihara ruins

The Hiraodaihara ruins are located on a lower plateau to the north of the Hirao residence. Three excavations were conducted from 1972 to 1973, and the contents of the ruins were revealed. The ruins date back to the Jomon period, Yayoi period, Kofun period, and Nara period, and were in operation for a very long period of time. This is a complex of ruins (Fukugouiseki). The remains of pit dwellings discovered include 9 from the Jomon period, 22 from the Yayoi period to the beginning of the Kofun period, and 22 from the Kofun period. A total of 38 temples have been discovered, including 7 from the late Kofunji period to the Nara period. Additionally, five square tombs dating from the end of the Yayoi period to the beginning of the Kofun period have been discovered. The unique feature of this site is that village and grave sites dating from the Yayoi period to the beginning of the Kofun period were discovered. This was the first discovery of Yayoi period ruins in Inagi City. A large amount of pottery and stone tools from various eras were unearthed from these ruins, but Inagi's 175 particularly important excavated items were It has been designated as a city tangible cultural property.

The designated Jomon period materials are earthenware (doki) and stone tools (seki). Regarding pottery, there are 5 deep-pot pottery (Fukabachi-gatadoki), 1 shallow pot-shaped pottery (Asabachi-gatadoki), and a spout from the early, middle, and late Jomon period. There is 1 piece of earthenware, 2 pieces of miniature earthenware, and 6 pieces of earthenware. Deep pot-shaped earthenware (Fukabachi-gatadoki) is an earthenware vessel (Doki) ​​used for boiling (Nita), and one of these is an early pointed-bottom earthenware (Sentei-doki). Chukodoki is a utensil for pouring liquids such as sake. Earthenware products include decorative clay plates (doban) and clay weights (dosui). Stone tools include 48 hammered stone axes, 5 polished stone axes, 3 stone sticks, 1 pointed tool, and stones. There are 3 plates, 15 polished stones, 4 hollow stones, 11 stone weights, and 1 pumice float. A hammered stone ax is a digging tool that has the same function as a plow or a hoe, and a polished stone ax has the same function as a machete and is used for felling and processing trees. I got it. A point is the tip of a stone spear used for hunting, and a stone weight is a weight attached to a fishing net used to catch river fish. is. A stone plate (Ishizara) and a grinding stone (Suriishi) are tools used to grind collected acorns and other objects. These excavated items are valuable materials for learning about life during the Jomon period.

Few materials from this period have been excavated from areas around Inagi City, making them particularly important materials. They were excavated from the remains of dwellings and square graves from the Yayoi period to the early Kofun period. There are eight pot-shaped pottery pieces, two of which were used as pot coffins for burials. There are 11 pieces of pot-shaped pottery with a stand, which were used for boiling and cooking. Some have a large amount of soot attached to their bodies. There are five types of Takatsuki-gatadoki, which are utensils used to serve or serve food. In addition, there are a total of 8 pot-shaped pottery, including wide-mouthed pot-shaped pottery (Hirokuchitsubo-gatadoki), small pot-shaped pottery (Kogatatsubo-gatadoki), pot-shaped pottery (Kamegatadoki), pot-shaped pottery (Hachigatadoki), etc. There are some pottery pieces. As a special material, one piece of cylindrical decorative metal fittings made of bronze was excavated. There are very few examples of bronze ornaments being unearthed, making them valuable materials. There are also three whetstones used during this period.

Earthenware from the Kofun period onwards includes Hajiki and Sueki. Hajiki includes 11 long pots for boiling, one koshiki, a tool for steaming food, and tsuki-shaped earthenware used as tableware. In addition, there are 11 pieces of pot-shaped earthenware (Hachigatadoki) and 1 piece of earthen support leg (Dosei Shikyaku). There are four pieces of Sueki pottery. On the bottom of a Sueki clay pot from the Nara period, an ink calligraphy with the words ``Yin and Yang'' written on it was also discovered. Dwellings during this period were still pit dwellings, but stoves were built in the corners of the dwellings, and earthenware pots such as Hajiki and Sueki were also used. was used.