Experimental voyage aims to resolve mystery of ancient stone coffins

Experimental voyage aims to resolve mystery of ancient stone coffins

UTO, Japan - A replica of an ancient boat (R) sets off for a monthlong experimental voyage from Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, to Osaka on July 24 in a bid to resolve an archeological mystery in the sixth to seventh centuries -- how heavy stone coffins were shipped to emperors' tombs in the Kinki region some 800 kilometers away. The 12-meter-long wooden boat, rowed by 18 people, tows two boards with a replicated coffin made of the ''makadoishi'' stone on them.

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    Experimental voyage aims to resolve mystery of ancient stone coffins

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    UTO, Japan - A crew of 18 persons rows a replica of an ancient boat out into the sea off Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on a monthlong experimental voyage to Osaka on July 24, aimed at resolving an archeological mystery in the sixth to seventh centuries -- how heavy stone coffins were shipped to emperors' tombs in the Kinki region some 800 kilometers away. The 12-meter-long wooden boat is towing a barge loaded with a replicated coffin made of the ''makadoishi'' stone on them.