The national historic site is a group of horizontal cave tombs built in the late Kofun Tumulus Period (late sixth century to late seventh century). For whom remains a mystery. On a hillside are ...
It is also one of the largest ancient tombs in the world, comparing favorably with the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt and the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi in China. The Mozu-Furuichi tumulus ...
Now researchers have examined skeletons taken from an area of northern Greece that’s known for Macedonian tombs, Four sets of tombs are buried at the “Great Tumulus” in Vergina. Three tombs ...
The Sakurai Chausuyama tumulus in Sakurai ... The scale of the finds indicates the occupant of the tomb wielded immense power and perhaps had royal status, experts say. The finds turned up ...