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Giant 7-foot-long demon-slaying sword used more than 1,600 years ago is unearthed in Japanese tomb

An iron sword measuring seven feet long was found in a burial mound with the tomb of an elite that died 1,600 years ago. Japanese experts believe it was a weapon to fight off evil spirits in the afterlife.

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Archaeologists think the artifact was used to protect against evil after death

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7 5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have protected deceased from evil spirits

Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan.

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1,600-Year-Old Ritualistic Sword and Mirror Unearthed in Japan

1,600-Year-Old Ritualistic Sword and Mirror Unearthed in Japan
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National treasure-class mirror, sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan

The largest bronze mirror and largest "dako" iron sword in Japan were discovered from a late-fourth century tomb mound in the western city of Nara, its board of education and an archeological institutte that supported the excavation say.

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