Tile fragments found at tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - Fragments of tiles unearthed at an ancient tomb in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are pictured on Feb. 12, 2014. The town's education board said the fragments were found both inside and outside a recently-discovered stone chamber at the Kudo No. 2 tomb, dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period.

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