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Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 03 February 2008  Page Views: 4343

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shuen Alternative Name: 朱円周堤墓
Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 2.805 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Hokkaidō Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Shari-chō (Hokkaidō pref.)  Nearest Village: Shuen-Nishi 朱円西
Latitude: 43.899569N  Longitude: 144.737528E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Shuen submitted by Aska : One of two henges in Shen wood. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Henge in Japan

2 henges 28m and 32m in diamter. In the henges, plural stone settings are placed and some human bones and artifacts were found.
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