Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

Murals at ancient tomb in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Combination photo shows a mural painting (R) that seems to depict the face of a warrior at a newly-unearthed Koguryo mural tomb dating back to around the fifth century and an infrared version (L). Kyodo News reported on Aug. 14, 2010 that it sent a team of journalists and scholars to Pyongyang and conducted joint research on the Tongsan-dong mural tomb in the capital's Raknang district with the Archaeological Institute of North Korea's Academy of Social Sciences. (Kyodo)

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