Archaeologists believe that a tomb built in the late sixth century in central Japan may have been shaped like a pyramid that reached at least 4.5 meters in height.
According to the cultural assets management division at the village of Asuka in Nara prefecture, new findings show that Miyakozuka Kofun tomb had a base of 40 meters by 40 meters with seven to eight levels of piled-up rocks to the top. A team of archaeologists has succeeded in excavating some parts of the pyramid base, a city official told Japan Real Time Thursday.
“Archaeologists and experts checked to see if there are any similarly structured tombs in Japan, but there is nothing like it. The tomb is unique,” the official said.
Story: Jun Hongo, WSJ | Photo: Asuka Mura
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