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JAPAN Monday, February 11, 2013
IN THIS ISSUEFrom the TrenchesSaving Northern Ireland's Noble BogOff the GridMussel Mass in Lake OntarioEurope's First CarpentersMedici MysteryDeconstructing a Zapotec Warlord FigurineMessages from QuarantineLet Slip the Pigeons of WarThe First SpearsBurials and Reburials in Ancient PakistanLife (According to Gut Microbes)Mapping Maya CornfieldsInside a Painted TombMinoan Mountaintop ManseA Prehistoric Cocktail PartyRecent Issues |
JAPAN: Examples of ancient Japanese armor have been found before, but never on the remains of their wearer. At the site of Kanai Higashiura, archaeologists have found the skeletons of an infant and an armor-clad warrior, both entombed in ash from a volcanic eruption in the early sixth century. This type of armor, made of small overlapping metal plates, is sometimes found among grave goods. The style suggests he may have been an elite warrior or a guard at an elite residence. —Samir S. Patel
