Ghostly statue of ‘shrine maiden’ discovered at 1,500-year-old burial mound in Japan

Ghostly statue of ‘shrine maiden’ discovered at 1,500-year-old burial mound in Japan

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Archaeologists have actually found a ghostly human-shaped artifact at a fifth-century burial mound in Japan. The clay figurine’s look recommends it represents a female shaman who as soon as protected a burial place.

The artifact was discovered at the historical site of Nishikaminomiya, northwest of Tokyo, according to an equated declaration from Japan’s Gunma prefectural federal government. At the website, archaeologists discovered almost a lots burial mounds referred to as “kofun” dated to the 5th and 6th centuries.

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