By TAKUMI OKADA/ Staff Writer
October 31, 2019 at 07:30 JST
An earthenware fragment showing a female shaman with arms extended in a religious pose (Taku Hosokawa)
TAWARAMOTO, Nara Prefecture--A pottery fragment depicting a shaman with breasts has been found for the first time at a dig site here, shedding light on the religious role women played in ancient agriculture. [Read More]
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