UNESCO WHS - Jomon Sites - Kamegaoka Burial Site Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Title: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群 Subtitle: Kamegaoka Burial Site - 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Description: The property consists of 17 archaeological 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 Kamegaoka Site is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement. The remains discovered at the site are from the final Jomon period around 1'000 - 300 BC. One of the most famous objects found was a large clay figure (Dogū). UNESCO Information: Name: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群 Site: Kamegaoka Burial Site - 亀ヶ岡石器時代遺跡 Country: Japan Location: Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture, Tōhoku Region Inscription: 2021 Category: Cultural (iii)(v) Unesco Ref: 1632-005 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.