Mozu-Furuichi kofuns, ancient mounded tombs, Japan

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 November 2016 at 01:47:02 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 June 2018 at 08:57:57 & 21:00:10 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 June 2018 at 08:57:30 & 20:59:23 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, monument, UNESCO World Heritage site, Japan
Fig. 1 - S1 (23-29.06.2018) - Located on a plateau above the Osaka Plain, this group includes 49 kofuns on a total of 46,4 ha.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (02.11.2016) - Burial mounds of various sizes, kofun can take the form of key holes, scallops, squares or circles.
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These tombs for members of the elite contained a range of funerary objects (weapons, armour, ornaments...).
Fig. 3 - S1 (23-29.06.2018) - The Kofun period laster from the 3rd to the 6th century CE.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (02.11.2016) - These 49 kofun (out of 160 000 in Japan) form the richest material representation of this period.
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