UNESCO WHS - Jomon - Omori Katsuyama Stone Circle Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Title: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群 Subtitle: Omori Katsuyama Stone Circle - 大森勝山遺跡 Description: The property consists of 17 archeological sites in geographical settings ranging from mountains and hills to plains and lowlands, from inland bays to lakes, and rivers. They bear a unique testimony to the development over some 10'000 years of the pre-agricultural yet sedentary Jomon culture and its complex spiritual belief system and rituals. The Ōmori Katsuyama Site is an archeological site contains the ruins of a late Jomon period settlement. The stone circle is elliptical, with a length of 48.5 m and a width of 39.1 m. The circle is designed such that it is aligned to the point where the sun sets over the summit of Mt. Iwaki on the winter solstice. UNESCO Information: Name: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群 Site: Omori Katsuyama Stone Circle - 大森勝山遺跡 Country: Japan Location: Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Tōhoku Region Inscription: 2021 Category: Cultural (iii)(v) Unesco Ref: 1632-016 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.