UNESCO WHS - Jomon Sites - Korekawa 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: Korekawa Site - 是川石器時代遺跡 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 Korekawa Site is an archaeological site containing ruins of a middle to late Jomon period settlement. The size of the settlement was relatively small, but the site included the residential area, graveyard, work area, garbage midden and ritual place. UNESCO Information: Name: Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan - 北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群 Site: Korekawa Site - 是川石器時代遺跡 Country: Japan Location: Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, Tōhoku Region Inscription: 2021 Category: Cultural (iii)(v) Unesco Ref: 1632-017 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.