Longest ‘dako’ iron sword at 2.6m, along with a unique shield-shaped mirror, found in 4th-century Japanese burial mound — Finds indicate that the technology of the Kofun period (300-710 AD) was more advanced than previously thought english.kyodonews.net Submitted by marketrent t3_10lhuzo on January 26, 2023 at 3:07 AM in history 59 comments 1,304
Redditor_From_Italy t1_j5y989z wrote on January 26, 2023 at 11:55 AM I wonder if they are in some way a depiction of the Kusanagi no Tsurugi and Yata no Kagami, the originals of which are supposedly owned by the imperial family Permalink 7
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