[H-QR05] Quaternary, Diachronic dynamics of human-environment interactions

[HQR05-P03] Allochthonous gravelly deposits as geologic evidence for archaeological identification of kofun (ancient Japanese burial mound): insights from the Tsubakizawa kofun found on a forested hillslope in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

*Ryoga J. Ohta^1,2, Takanori Mori³, Toshiki Yabuuchi³, Kotaro Fukase³, Rikuto Kawamata³ (1. Institute for Research Administration, Niigata University, 2. Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University, 3. Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities, Niigata University)

Keywords:Geoarchaeology, Kofun period, Uonuma Formation, sedimentary rock , Radiocarbon dating, archaeological artefacts