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January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1.
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Archaeology Pieces of iron armor owned by
ancient Japanese emperors have been excavated
from the ruins of Japan's eighth century capital
of Nagaoka-kyo in Kyoto Prefecture,
archaeologists said Thursday. Nagaoka-kyo,
Japan's capital between 784 and 794, is believed
to have been located in what are now the cities
of Muko, Nagaokakyo and Kyoto, all in Kyoto
Prefecture. The pieces of armor are believed to
have been produced during the seventh and
eighth centuries, the Muko City Center for
Archaeological Operations, which conducted the
excavation work, said.
Breitbart (Feb. 18, 2010)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9DUGDG82&sh
ow_article=1
KOREA, , NORTH
Archaeology Efforts for preserving red-and-blue
paintings, a valuable heritage of the Korean
nation, in their origin have been made in the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Redand-blue
painting is a kind of decorative art
used in construction of wooden buildings in
Korea from olden times. Under the direction of
the government, all the colorful paintings across
the country have been preserved or restored to
their original state with Popun Temple in Mt.
Ryongak as a model.
KCNA (Dec. 10, 2009)
http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200912/news10/20091210-
13ee.html
Archaeology An archaeological team of Kim Il
Sung University has discovered a mural tomb
and a ruined chomsongdae (old astronomical
observatory) belonging to the period of Koguryo
in the construction site of Pyongyang Folk Park
in the area of Mt. Taesong. The former is on a
hill west of the ruins of the Anhak Royal Palace
at the foot of Mt. Taesong and the latter is about
250 meters west of the western gate of the
palace. The earthen tomb consists of a passage
and a square stone chamber.
KCNA (Dec. 23, 2009)
http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200912/news23/20091223-
11ee.html
KOREA, , SOUTH
Archaeology Bone fragments found in the Tomb
of King Muryeong have been attributed to the
king or his queen 38 years after it was excavated
in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province. The
tomb is that of King Muryeong, who ruled the
Baekje Kingdom from 501 to 523, and his wife.
There are no signs of court attendants having
been buried alive together with the dead king
and queen, meaning the bone fragments must
have belonged to King Muryeong or his queen.
This is the first time bone fragments presumed
to belong to a king or a queen have been found
in an ancient tomb in Korea.
The Chosun Ilbo (Dec. 9, 2009)
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/12/08/20
09120800477.html
LAOS
Archaeology The discovery of Iron Age human
bone fragments in Laos has shed new light on
the region's prehistoric burial customs, state
media reports said Friday. A team of Lao and
foreign archeologists foundthe fragments last
week in a burial ground believed to be about
2,000 years old when South-East Asia was in the
Iron Age, the Vientiane Times reported.
EarthTimes (Jan. 22, 2010)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305145,iron-agediscovery-uncovers-prehistoric-burial-customs-in-laos.html
Archaeology President Choummaly Sayasone,
Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and
high-level officials yesterday broke ground to
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