Items excavated from Inagi City Tatedai ​​Ruins

Inagi City Tatedai ​​ruins were located on a plateau to the southeast of Hyakumura no Tate Shrine. An excavation survey was conducted from 1991 to 1995, and the ruins are mainly from the Jomon period, Nara period, and Heian period. It became clear. The discovered remains include five pit dwellings from the Jomon period, pits for hunting, and earthen pits. ) 310; in the Nara and Heian periods, there were 78 pit dwelling ruins (tateanajukyoato), 41 dugout pillar building ruins (hotate bashira tatemonoato); These include the remains of five pits for pottery firing. Particularly valuable remains are the Nara and Heian period residence ruins and hotatebashira tatemonoato, which date back to the 8th century. It turns out that it was operated intermittently until the 11th century.
A large amount of artifacts such as pottery, stone tools, and iron tools were unearthed from these remains, but there are some particularly important excavated items. 123 items have been designated as Inagi City tangible cultural properties.

　Materials from the Jomon period include earthenware from the early and middle periods, which were excavated from the remains of a pit dwelling. 1 piece of deep pot-shaped earthenware (Fukabachi-gatadoki) from the early Jomon period, 2 pieces of deep-bowl-shaped earthenware (Fukabachi-gatadoki) from the middle period, 1 pottery stand (kidai) from the middle period It's a point. One pottery from the early period and one pottery from the middle period are thought to have been used for cooking. In addition, one remaining pottery from the middle period was used as a hearth inside the residence. The utensil stand is 9.7 centimeters high and 15 centimeters in diameter, and was used as a stand for placing things, but it is a piece of material that has rarely been excavated.

　There are a total of 119 materials from the Nara and Heian periods, including 67 pieces of Hajiki and Sueki, 6 pieces of green glaze pottery and ash glaze pottery. 34 iron tools and 12 other items.

[Hajiki and Sueki]
Hajiki is a brownish-brown pottery that is fired at a low temperature, inheriting the tradition of Yayoi pottery. Materials include long-bodied earthenware (naga-dokame), cross-shaped earthenware (tsukigatadoki), koshiki (koshiki), jar with stand (daitsuki-kame), pot-shaped earthenware (hachigatadoki), and hagama (hagama). There are 23 items in total. Sueki is a gray earthenware that is shaped using a potter's wheel and fired at high temperatures in an anagama kiln using a technique introduced from the Korean Peninsula. There are a total of 44 materials, including tsukigatadoki, raised plates, wangatadoki, and lids. These Hajiki and Sueki can be said to be tools used in daily life, such as for cooking and tableware.
[Ash glaze pottery and green glaze pottery]
Ash-glazed pottery is a type of pottery that is coated with a glaze made from straw or other plant ash, and is of a slightly higher quality than everyday tableware. Green glaze pottery is a type of pottery that uses a glaze containing lead (accent) and is yellow-green in color. Unlike everyday tools, it was of high quality and was used for festivals. Both types of pottery are valuable materials as there are few excavated examples. Materials include a bowl made of green glaze pottery, a bowl made of ash glazed pottery, a plate with a raised platform (koudaiitsukisara), a long-necked bottle, etc. There are 6 points.
[Iron tools]
During the Nara and Heian periods, iron tools became popular as weapons, farming tools, and everyday tools. Many iron tools used at that time were discovered inside the remains of the pit dwelling. Materials include iron arrowheads, iron sickles, iron axes, iron swords, iron chisels, and chisels. ), iron nails, iron spindles, etc.
[Other materials]
There are whetstones used to sharpen iron tools, stone spindles, and earthen sinkers used as fishing tools.