By KENJI SHIMIZU/ Staff Writer
May 22, 2020 at 07:30 JST
A stone artifact unearthed from the Makimuku archaeological site in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, which was likely home to the Yamatai state, is described by Yasuo Yanagida as having possibly been used as an ink slab. (Kenji Shimizu)
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