Earthenware fragments from 9th-century salt-making facility

Earthenware fragments from 9th-century salt-making facility

Photo taken in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 15, 2015, shows thin, small earthenware fragments found in the remains of a ninth-century salt-making facility in the northeastern Japanese city's Enohama shell mound. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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