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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Mozawa Minami-Ishidō Alternative Name: 茂沢南石堂 Mozawa Minami IshidoCountry: Japan Region: Honshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Karuizawa-machi (Nagano pref.) Nearest Village: Mozawa 茂沢
Latitude: 36.319680N Longitude: 138.561750E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Stone Circle in Honshū
Beyond the cottage village of Karuizawa, stone setting were excavated under an agricultural field. Although the shape of the setting is not clear, this site is regarded as stone circles. An clear stone cist can be recognized among the unclear stone setting.
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