Queen Himiko's Palace

[Saionji Shonagon]

SAKURAI, Nara Prefecture--New excavations at the Makimuku archaeological dig here have unearthed the remains of a building that further indicate the palace of the shaman queen Himiko was located on the site in the earliest days of Japan, municipal education board officials said Feb. 6.

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What I find amusing is that they immediately jump to it being Himiko's palace, when all indications are that there were likely many different Chiefdoms throughout the islands and there are some pretty good claims to "Yamatai" being in Kyushu rather than up by Nara. It is definitely cool that they found evidence of another ritual center. If people are interested in this I also recommend they do a search on terms like "Yoshinogari", which shows what some people think old Yayoi sites were like. It will be interesting to see how this compares and how it will add to our overall understanding of that period of prehistory in Japan.


-Ii