UNESCO WHS - Mozu Tumbs - 百舌鳥古墳群 Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Title: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan - 百舌鳥・古市古墳群 -古代日本の墳墓群 Subtitle: Mozu Kofun Cluster - 百舌鳥古墳群 Description: Located on a plateau above the Osaka Plain, this property includes 49 old mounds «Kofun». These tombs were for members of the elite from the 3rd to 6th century. They demonstrate the differences in social classes of that period and show evidence of a highly sophisticated funerary system. Burial mounds of significant variations in size, the kofun take the geometrically elaborate design forms of keyhole, scallop, square or circle. They were decorated with paving stones and clay figures. The Mozu Tombs are a group of megalithic tombs. Originally consisting of more than 100 tombs, only less than 50% of the key-hole, round and rectangular tombs remain. The kofun are found in many shapes and dimensions in varying patterns. UNESCO Information: Name: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan - 百舌鳥・古市古墳群 -古代日本の墳墓群 Area: Mozu Kofun Cluster - 百舌鳥古墳群 Country: Japan Location: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Kansai Region Inscription: 2019 Category: Cultural (iii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 1593-001 to 021 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side.