UNESCO WHS - Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi - The property is located on the northern edge of the semi-arid Great Plains of North America. The Milk River Valley dominates the topography of this cultural landscape, which is characterized by pillars or hoodoos – columns of rock sculpted by erosion into spectacular shapes. The Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksikáíítsitapi) left engravings and paintings on the sandstone walls, bearing testimony to messages from Sacred Beings. Dated in situ archaeological remains cover a period between ca. 3'500 - 4'500 years ago. This landscape is considered sacred to the Blackfoot people. Name: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi Location: Province of Alberta Inscription: 2019 Category: Cultural (iii) Unesco Ref: 1597 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side