In the Japanese barrow the age of 1600 found a sword of the huge sizes and a mirror in the form of a board

Archeologists from Japan made surprising discovery at barrow excavation by age of 1600 close Nara. They found a huge ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror in the form of a board 60 cm long and 30 cm wide. The sword 2.3 meters long is too great to be used as the weapon therefore experts believe that its mission consisted in protection of the person together with whom it was buried, from evil ghosts. to Murase Rica, the archeologist of the Center of archaeological researches Nara, made a surprising find at the end of November at excavation of a barrow of Tomio Maruyam. Barrow...