Moat, 'haniwa' fragments found at Ikaruga-Otsuka tumulus

Moat, 'haniwa' fragments found at Ikaruga-Otsuka tumulus

NARA, Japan - Photo taken on March 24, 2014, shows the Ikaruga-Otsuka tumulus' excavation site in Ikaruga town, Nara Prefecture. The education board of the town announced the same day that an ancient moat and fragments of "haniwa" clay figures have been discovered at the site.

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