May
17
/ 2019
Archaeologists believe that a burnt boar scapula found in the ruins of Makimuku in Japan in 2015 may tie the ancient shaman Queen Himiko and leaders of the Yamataikoku ruling establishment with the practice of burning animal bones to tell the future. The bone was found while digging in Makimuku, which is near the city of Sakurai in Nara Prefecture. The city’s education board announced the discovery of the bone in the ruins, which scholars think was an important city in the Yamataikoku state that Himiko ruled. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"8302","attributes":{"alt":"A pillar marks the location of the ancient Makimuku ruins","class":"media-image","height":"457","style":"width: 610px; height: 457px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] A pillar marks the location of the ancient Makimuku ruins. (Takanuka / CC BY 3.0) Himiko’s Tomb Ancient Origins reported
