Abstract
Komochi-mura village is located in the central part of Gunma prefecture, Japan. The entire area surrounding the village is covered by a thick deposit of pumice derived from the eruption of Futatsudake volcano of Mt. Haruna, approximately 10 km to the southwest of the village. Beneath the modern village, its predecessor from the middle of the 6th century is buried by the pumice deposits. Since these were laid down over a very short period, the ancient village should survive in a high state of preservation and will therefore contain much significant archaeological information. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) has been used to investigate this site over a period of 10 years. As a result, the plan of the ancient village can be accurately mapped. Subsequent archaeological excavations on the site uncovered a variety of remains which included pit-dwellings, surface-dwellings, farm plots, hedges and paths. In this paper, the authors demonstrate how GPR was able to map the structural remains of the ancient village under a deposit of pumice. The paper also discusses the effectiveness of GPR as a technique which can be used with other information to build a complete picture of an ancient village.
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