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    Reconstruction of one of the figures in Fugoppe Cave, at the onsite museum

    Fugoppe Cave is an archaeological site in Hokkaido, Japan, dating from the Jōmon period. It is located on a hillside known as Maruyama in the town of Yoichi. Along with the nearby Temiya Cave in Otaru, it is one of only two significant petroglyph sites in Japan.[1]

    Description

    There are around 800 figures carved into the rock of the cave. Many are human figures, some of which have wings or horns.[1] The site has been dated to between 100 and 400 A.D., based on excavations and geological data.[1] The cave itself is around 7 metres (23 ft) deep and made of soft hyaloclastite, which is why the figures could be carved by abrasion and then polished.[1]

    • Visitor viewing a reconstruction of one of the walls of Fugoppe Cave, at the onsite museum
      Visitor viewing a reconstruction of one of the walls of Fugoppe Cave, at the onsite museum

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d Ogawa, Masaru (2019). "Rock Art in Japan". In Clottes, Jean; Smith, Benjamin (eds.). Rock Art in East Asia (PDF). Charenton-le-Pont, France: International Council on Monuments and Sites. p. 32. ISBN 978-2-918086-27-7. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

    43°11′41″N 140°50′19″E / 43.1946°N 140.8387°E / 43.1946; 140.8387

    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugoppe_Cave

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