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Karako-Kagi Site
archaeological site
LesdiJapan Taƴto
Nder laamooreTawaramoto Taƴto
Jonde kwa'odineto34°34′12″N 135°48′0″E Taƴto
Time periodYayoi period Taƴto
Discoverer or inventorKenji Takahashi Taƴto
Heritage designationHistoric Site of Japan Taƴto
Laawol ngol laamu anndanihttps://www.town.tawaramoto.nara.jp/karako_kagi/iseki/ Taƴto
Time of earliest written record1901 Taƴto
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The Karako-Kagi Site is an archaeological site in Tawaramoto, Nara Japan. It has a metallurgical facility, and is near other sites such as the Makimuku ruins. Chicken breeding is known from the site. However no rice paddy fields are associated with it.

Museum Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum 唐古・鍵考古学ミュージアム Map Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap General information Address 233-1 Sakate Town or city Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture Country Japan Coordinates 34°33′27″N 135°48′09″E Opened 24 November 2004 Technical details Floor area 352 m2 Website Official website Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum (唐古・鍵考古学ミュージアム, Karako-Kagi kōkogaku myūjiamu) opened in Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan, in 2004. Located on the second floor of the Tawaramoto Aogaki Lifelong Learning Centre (田原本青垣生涯学習センター), the museum's three rooms display artefacts from the nearby Karako-Kagi Site (唐古・鍵遺跡), a Yayoi village and National Historic Site, as well as a haniwa in the form of a cow that has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

See also Nara National Museum List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Nara) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - archaeological materials (Nara) References.[1][2][3][4][5].[6][7][8]

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  6. 展示案内 [Guide to the Exhibition] (in Japanese). Karako-Kagi Archaeological Museum. Retrieved 10 November 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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  8. 埴輪牛 [Haniwa Cow] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 November 2015.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)