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No. 34 Plate No. of the report No publication Description Pit House 9, excavation in 2002 Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment Pit House 9 was researched from 2001 to 2002. From the cross-section shown in the photograph, the stratigraphy of the fill can be observed. The right side of the photograph is to the northwest direction (opening side). -
No. 35 Plate No. of the report PL. 32-1 Description Pit House 9, bone concentration Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment A concentration of animal bones found near the center of the east wall of Pit House 9a. In an area measuring about 70 cm × 40 cm, fox (Vulpes schrencki) jaw bones, bird bones (Accipitridae and Gavia) and pottery fragments were found. The upper side of the photograph is to the northeast (east wall) side. -
No. 36 Plate No. of the report PL. 32-2 Description Pit House 9a, Bone Mound a Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment A bone mound found in the innermost area of Pit House 9a. The upper side of the photograph is the innermost side. The size is small, about 0.5 m × 1 m. It can be ascertained from the existence of carbonized wood that it was surrounded by a wooden frame. Inside the wooden frame, sea mammal bones and stone artifacts and pottery fragments were found. -
No. 37 Plate No. of the report PL. 33-1 Description Pit House 9b, carbonized wood row near a wall Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment Carbonized wood found near the wall slightly south of the northwest corner of Pit House 9b. The front area of the photograph shows the inside of the pit house. It can be seen that logs or wooden boards made by splitting logs were arranged with the outer surface facing inward. -
No. 38 Plate No. of the report PL. 33-2 Description Pit House 9b, carbonized wood row near a wall Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment Carbonized wood found near the opening side wall slightly north of the northwest corner of Pit House 9b. The front area of the photograph shows the inside of the pit house. It can be seen that pieces of bark were placed on the wall, and inside them wooden boards—made by splitting logs—were arranged with the outer surface facing inward. -
No. 39 Plate No. of the report PL. 34-1 Description Pit House 9c, excavated gravel Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment Gravel found near the center of the east wall of Pit House 9c. The front area of the photograph shows the inside of the pit house. A concentration of gravel was found in an area measuring about 1.5 m × 0.6 m. Slightly to one side, the bottom of a piece of pottery (in the back of the photograph) and a bone shovel (to the left of the photograph) were unearthed. -
No. 40 Plate No. of the report No publication Description Pit House 9c, excavated artifacts Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment A piece of pottery and a bone shovel found near the north edge of the U-shaped clay floor in the opening side of Pit House 9c. To the left side of the photograph is the U-shaped clay floor, and to the right side is the opening side. -
No. 41 Plate No. of the report PL. 35-1 Description Pit House 9c, Bone Mound c (overall view) Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment A bone mound found in the innermost area of Pit House 9c. To the back of the photograph is the innermost side. Animal bones were found in an area measuring about 2 m × 1.3 m. Because finely crushed bone fragments were scattered around, it was difficult to identify the species of animal bones without those of brown bear (Ursus arctos) jawbones found in the lowest layer. Pottery fragments and stone artifacts were also unearthed. -
No. 42 Plate No. of the report No publication Description Pit House 9c, Bone Mound c (overall view) Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment A photograph of a bone mound (Photograph 41) taken from the east side. It can be seen that animal bones and other artifacts were accumulated by gradually rising toward the innermost wall. The Utsunai Ⅱb type vessel (to the left of the photograph) outside of the carbonized wood of the innermost wall, was recognized as pottery accompanied Bone Mound a according to the unearthed position on top of Bone Mound a of Pit House 9a. -
No. 43 Plate No. of the report PL. 35-2 Description Pit House 9c, lowest layer of Bone Mound c Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment The lowest layer of the bone mound of Photograph 41. The back of the photograph is the innermost side. A brown bear (Ursus arctos) skull is facing front to the opening side, and in the back a small vessel can be seen. -
No. 44 Plate No. of the report PL. 34-2 Description Pit House 9c, Hearth c Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment In Pit House 9c, two hearths were found around the center of the pit house (Hearths a and b, and Hearth c). This photograph shows Hearth c to the north side of the other Hearths a and b, and belongs to Pit House 9c. It is lined with stones forming a square measuring about 1.3 m. The front of the photograph is the east side. -
No. 45 Plate No. of the report PL. 36-1 Description Pit House 9, pits to the east of the main post at the opening side Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment Pits found to the east of the main post at the opening side, which are considered to be part of Pit Houses 9b and 9c. At this point, the ditch by the edge of the wall could not be found, but around 10 large, deep pits were unearthed in a dense row. The function is unknown, but it could have been related to the entrance. -
No. 46 Plate No. of the report PL. 36-2 Description Pit House 9 (overall view) Photographed year 2002 Size 6×9 Comment After the excavation of Pit House 9. It can be seen that three pit houses (9a, 9b, and 9c) were reconstructed by scaling down their sizes. All three have a hexagonal form with a long axis measuring 11.9 m (9a), 10.5 m (9b), and 10.4 m (9c). The right side of the photograph is the northwest direction (opening side).
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