Stone Wall to Protect Crops from Boars and Deers
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hishigaki-Stone Wall to Protect Crops from Boars and Deers
A stone wall erected to protect fields from wild boar, deer and other animals. A government document from 1790 records that a stone game wall with a total length of about 120 kilometers was erected around the interior of Shodoshima. Other records show that all villagers were engaged in the building and maintenance of their sections of the wall, indicating that masonry skills were very widespread among the population.
A stone wall erected to protect fields from wild boar, deer and other animals. A government document from 1790 records that a stone game wall with a total length of about 120 kilometers was erected around the interior of Shodoshima. Other records show that all villagers were engaged in the building and maintenance of their sections of the wall, indicating that masonry skills were very widespread among the population.
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