Ōyasuba Kofun group
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The Ōyasuba Kofun cluster (大安場古墳群, Ōyasuba Kofun gun) is a group of five early to middle Kofun period megalithic tumuli located in what is now part of the town of Kōriyama, Fukushima in the southern Tōhoku region of Japan. The largest of the tumuli at the site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2000.[1]
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大塚山古墳 | |
Location | Kōriyama, Fukushima, Japan |
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Region | Tōhoku region |
Coordinates | 37°21′23″N 140°24′12″E |
Type | Kofun |
History | |
Founded | late 4th, early 5th century AD |
Periods | Kofun period |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1996-1998 |
Public access | Yes (archaeological park) |
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