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Farming toolsessay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured are three wooden farming tools with a brief description of how hoes were made and how pestles were used....Rice, weapons, and toolsessay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured are carbonized rice and some common stone weapons and tools. A short description of how they were made and used follows....Bell (DOTAKU)essay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured is one bronze bell (DOTAKU) from the Late Yayoi period. These bells were no longer rung. There is a short description of how the bell was made and found....Ritual spearheadsessay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured and described a several bronze spearheads. As they were found buried in a manner similar to DOTAKU, they were probably ceremonial....Necklace and comma-shaped bead (MAGATAMA)essay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured and described are some stone ornaments, including some MAGATAMA beads....Pedestal and vesselsessay 1992 • Tanabe, Ikuo
Yayoi • Asia > East Asia
Pictured and described are six earthenware vessels found in a ditch surrounding the cemetery....