25 October 2026
1,500-Year-Old Clay Figure of a Female Shaman Discovered in Japan
Archaeologists in Japan have discovered a 1,500-year-old clay figure depicting a woman believed to have participated…
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Kofun Period
26 November 2025
Unbroken After 10,000 Years: Lake Biwa in Japan Unveils One of the World’s Oldest Pottery Artifacts
A team of Japanese researchers has announced a remarkable archaeological discovery at the bottom of Lake…
13 August 2025
Knife and Lost Armor: First-Ever Verified Artifacts from Emperor Nintoku’s 5th-Century Kofun Tomb Revealed
In a discovery that is already rewriting the history of Japan’s ancient Kofun period, researchers have…
13 June 2025
Intricate Design Revealed on 1100-Year-Old Gold-Inlaid Ritual Spear from Japan’s Island of the Gods
A recent archaeological breakthrough on Japan’s sacred Okinoshima Island has unveiled an ornately decorated iron spear…
27 January 2023
2.3-meter sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan
The largest bronze mirror and the largest "dako" iron sword in Japan were discovered at the…
10 December 2022
Archeologists unearth largest rare wooden “Haniwa” Statue in Japan
The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden "haniwa" statue have been discovered at one of the "kofun"…