noun
storage pit (archaeology)
Archaeological term for a pit used to store food or goods, especially associated with the Jōmon to Yayoi periods in Japan.
この遺跡からは、縄文時代の貯蔵穴が多数見つかっている。
Many storage pits from the Jōmon period have been found at this site.
貯蔵穴にはドングリなどの食料が保存されていたと考えられている。
It is thought that food such as acorns was stored in the storage pits.