πŸ›οΈ Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan

Archaeology & Antiquity Japan Asia

The Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group comprises 49 burial mounds scattered across two clustersβ€”Mozu in Sakai City and Furuichi in Habikino and Fujiidera citiesβ€”in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Built during the Kofun period (250–538 AD), these monuments represent the most concentrated expression of funerary culture from ancient Japan's era of emerging political consolidation ...