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貝塚: shell heap
貝塚 kaizuka
shell heap; shell mound
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From the lesson 縄文人の食べ物
また、人骨の一部は、貝塚の中に、きちんと埋められていました。
In addition, some of the human bones had been carefully buried inside shell mounds.
From the lesson 縄文人の体と暮らし
貝塚は、ごみを捨てる場所であると同時に、大切な人を送る場所でもあったようです。
It seems that a shell mound was a place for throwing away rubbish and, at the same time, a place for laying loved ones to rest.
From the lesson 縄文人の体と暮らし
After that, shell mounds and archaeological sites were discovered all over Japan.
From the lesson 縄文時代の発見
From the lesson 縄文時代の六つの時期