Ancient tomb containing splendid armor found in Kyushu
By KOJI SUOHARA/ Staff Writer
February 14, 2018 at 09:00 JST
SHIBUSHI, Kagoshima Prefecture--Workers paving a farm road here stumbled on a 1,500-year-old underground tomb containing a large stone coffin, human remains and armor in remarkable condition.
The remains are likely of a local chieftain while the cuirass, a type of breastplate known as “tanko,†is believed to have been a gift from the Yamato imperial court in current Nara Prefecture in appreciation of the leader’s cooperation, the education board of Shibushi city said Jan. 24.
The tunnel-tomb was unearthed during farm road paving work in December.
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