A stone artifact unearthed from the Makimuku archaeological site in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, which was likely home to the Yamatai state, is described by Yasuo Yanagida as having possibly been used as an ink slab. (Kenji Shimizu)
![A stone artifact unearthed from the Makimuku archaeological site in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, which was likely home to the Yamatai state, is described by Yasuo Yanagida as having possibly been used as an ink slab. (Kenji Shimizu)](http://public.potaufeu.asahi.com/b4b7-p/picture/21379853/3b2dda3e98666d1271e26bcf4f18b96b.jpg)
1 posted on
05/28/2020 3:27:34 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Around a year ago, I read a history of Japan. It was so convoluted that I am not sure I know more than I did before reading it.
Well I do remember that the first Japanese came from Korea. Wait, I forgot about the Ainu.
3 posted on
05/28/2020 3:31:43 PM PDT by
yarddog
( For I am persuaded.)
To: SunkenCiv
looks like the homework i used hand in back in high school
5 posted on
05/28/2020 3:37:24 PM PDT by
dp0622
(Radicals N racists dont point ftingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
To: SunkenCiv
If China was writing 5000 years ago, it would seem reasonable to assume some of that capability made it to Japan, long ago.
7 posted on
05/28/2020 3:48:30 PM PDT by
BobL
To: SunkenCiv
Them chicken scratches aint writin.
12 posted on
05/28/2020 4:04:51 PM PDT by
Brooklyn Attitude
(Bringing deadly viruses out of caves and into labs doesn't prevent pandemics, it causes them.)
To: SunkenCiv
They probably copied it from the the Phoenicians.
14 posted on
05/28/2020 4:29:21 PM PDT by
BEJ
To: SunkenCiv
But ink is used for a lot of things besides writing.
Still... could be!
17 posted on
05/28/2020 5:08:21 PM PDT by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Leave it to me to be holdin' the matches when the fire truck shows up & there's nobody else to blame)
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