THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 3, 2023 at 07:00 JST
Mirror fragments found at the Sakurai Chausuyama burial mound are shown on top of an image of a triangular-rimmed mirror with gods and animals, which was unearthed from another tumulus, at the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Sept. 7. By superposing the mirrors, it is clear the artifacts are identical in shape and pattern. (Kenji Shimizu)
KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--Archaeologists were stunned by the sheer number of bronze mirrors among grave goods at a large keyhole-shaped burial mound here, more than 100 in all, a record. [Read More]
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