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Jomon Culture

Washinoki Site: Full view of the stone circle

Washinoki Site:  Full view of the stone circle

Photographed in 2011
This site is composed of a stone circle with a diameter of 37 m and a circular pit cemetery (mass grave). It was well preserved because it had been thickly covered with volcanic ash from Mt. Komagatake. The site was discovered during expressway construction, and to preserve the site, a tunnel was built below it.

photo courtesy: Cultural Properties Protection Section, Social Education Department, Mori Town Board of Education

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