Archaeologists say this unique "joint grave" was not an "outcome of any specific funeral customs commonly ... and turquoise possibly exported from Harappa were found in graves in Mesopotamia.

“As the coffin is filled with soil at the moment, we don’t know if it contains burial accessories, but we are hopeful.” He also pointed out that in the Yayoi Period, red pigment was used for ...

Related: 4,300 year-old tomb with stunning wall painting was burial place of priestess and royal official The larger of the two coffins was 8.6 feet (2.6 meters) long, while the smaller one was 7. ...

Source: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)/Dr S K Manjul "Three burial sites were very important as such burials haven’t been found before. Two burials were in coffins that had four legs and ...

Only fragments of the coffin, as well as decorative fittings, were found in 1972 during excavation work of the Takamatsuzuka burial mound, which dates back to the late seventh to early eighth ...