Kōgoishi

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title: Kōgoishi
text: Kōgoishi are earthenwork structures, on a stone foundation, constructed in Japan during the Asuka period, particularly in areas around Fukuoka, on the island of Kyūshū. The name "kōgoishi" means "stones of divine protection," a name given them by the Meiji period archaeologist Tsuboi Shōgorō, who conjectured that they served as spiritual or practical protection for sacred sites. Kōgoishi date to the 6th or 7th century CE, and are found predominantly in northern Kyūshū and on the shores of the In
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description: Earthworks of the Japanese Asuka Period
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