The 50th Anniversary of Excavations
of Iwajuku Paleolithic Site

　
R353
IssueThe 50th Anniversary of Excavations
of Iwajuku Paleolithic Site
PrefectureGumma
Date of Issue17 September 1999 (Heisei 11)
Denomination80 yen
DesignThe 50th Anniversary of Excavations
of Iwajuku Paleolithic Site
Quantity 13,000,000 copies
Image Area22.5 x 33.0 millimeters
PrintingOffset in 5 colours
Sheet20 stamps (4 x 5)
DesignerNishizawa Shigeo (oil painter)
Sold atPost offices in Kanto, and
the appointed post offices
(see the menu page)
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Yabutsuka-honcho Post Office
Catalog No.R353

The 50th Anniversary of Excavations
of Iwajuku Paleolithic Site, Pane

Issue The 50th Anniversary of Excavations
of Iwajuku Paleolithic Site, Pane
Price800 yen (80 yen x 10)
Pane Size51.0 x 190.0 millimeters
Pane10 stamps (2 x 5)
Catalog No.R353P

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) and SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.


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Iwajuku Paleolithic site is located in Iwajuku, near the Kiryu city. Stone tools from Iwajuku's Kanto loam strata provided the first convincing evidence that the Japanese islands were occupied by human groups before 10,000 BC. Excavations in 1949 confirmed the existence of two cultural strata, one of which contained small tools such as points and blades made of obsidian and agate.