横よこ穴あな式しき石せき室しつ

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Meanings

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horizontal stone chamber; corridor-type stone burial chamber

historical term

Archaeological term for a type of stone burial chamber used in ancient Japanese tumuli (kofun), entered from the side rather than the top.

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This ancient tomb is equipped with a horizontal stone chamber.

横よこ穴あな式しき石せき室しつは、古こ墳ふん時じ代だい後こう期きに多おおく見みられる。

Horizontal stone chambers are often seen in the late Kofun period.

石せき室しつ