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One of the oldest rectangular tombs found in western Japan

NOTOGAWA, Japan - An ancient tomb in the town of Notogawa in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, is one of the oldest burial mounds in the country with a square rear and rectangular frontage, dating from the early 3rd century, researchers said Feb. 1. The Notogawa Town Education Board, which has been excavating the tomb since December, said it has discovered at the Jingo-Kameyama Tomb site earthenware believed to date from the Yayoi period (300 BC to AD 300).