Karako-Kagi Site Explained

The Karako-Kagi Site is an archaeological site in Tawaramoto, Nara Japan.^[1] It has a metallurgical facility, and is near other sites such as the Makimuku ruins. Chicken breeding is known from the site.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} However no rice paddy fields are associated with it.

Museum

Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum
Native Name:	唐古・鍵考古学ミュージアム
Address:	233-1 Sakate
Location Town:	Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture
Location Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.5574°N 135.8024°W
Opened Date:	24 November 2004
Floor Area:	352 m^2

opened in Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 2004. Located on the second floor of the, the museum's three rooms display artefacts from the nearby, a Yayoi village and National Historic Site, as well as a haniwa in the form of a cow that has been designated an Important Cultural Property.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Nara National Museum
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Nara)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Nara)

External links

• Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-10-16 . Karako Kagi [唐古・鍵遺跡] Ancient Village or Settlement : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map ]. 2023-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016235044/https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29395 . 16 October 2023 .
2. Web site: Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BCE . 2023-10-21 . ScienceDaily . en.
3. Eda . Masaki . Izumi . Hiroe . Yoneda . Minoru . Fujita . Saburo . 2023-04-01 . The earliest evidence of domestic chickens in the Japanese Archipelago . Frontiers in Earth Science . 11 . 1104535 . 10.3389/feart.2023.1104535 . 2023FrEaS..1104535E . free .
4. Eda . Masaki . Izumi . Hiroe . Yoneda . Minoru . Fujita . Saburo . 2023 . The earliest evidence of domestic chickens in the Japanese Archipelago . Frontiers in Earth Science . 11 . 10.3389/feart.2023.1104535 . 2296-6463 . free .
5. Web site: Leonard . Ben . Evidence of Earliest Chicken Breeding Found in Japan - Archaeology Magazine . 2023-10-21 . www.archaeology.org . en-gb.
6. Web site: http://www.karako-kagi-arch-museum.jp/tenji.html . ja:展示案内 . Guide to the Exhibition . Japanese . Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum . 10 November 2015.
7. Web site: http://www.town.tawaramoto.nara.jp/03_sightseeing/ruins/karako-kagi.html . ja:唐古・鍵遺跡（からこ・かぎいせき）国史跡 . Karako-Kagi Site (National Historic Site) . Japanese . . 10 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205002100/http://www.town.tawaramoto.nara.jp/03_sightseeing/ruins/karako-kagi.html . 5 December 2015 .
8. Web site: https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/201/9794 . ja:埴輪牛 . Haniwa Cow . Japanese . . 10 November 2015.