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The recent discovery of an ancient Mongolian ship in nearby waters has offered a fresh reminder that Japan is awash with underwater archaeological sites in the ocean and its lakes and rivers.
Work to recover an anchor of a ship from the late 13th century Mongolian armada that tried to invade Japan is under way off the coast of Takashima island in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture.
NAKIJIN, Okinawa Prefecture Skeletal human remains bearing characteristics associated with medieval people in mainland Japan provide the strongest evidence yet of a migration to the nation’s southernmost island during a key transitional phase in Okinawa’s history, according to researchers.