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... tombs gradually spread throughout Japan , and the tombs became increasingly larger in the 5th century . The mausoleum of the Emperor Nintoku at Sakai , in Ōsaka Prefecture , is a huge tomb- measuring 8,915 feet ( 2,718 metres ) in ...
... tombs gradually spread throughout Japan , and the tombs became increasingly larger in the 5th century . The mausoleum of the Emperor Nintoku at Sakai , in Ōsaka Prefecture , is a huge tomb- measuring 8,915 feet ( 2,718 metres ) in ...
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... tombs gradually spread throughout Japan , and the tombs became increasingly larger in the 5th century . The mausoleum of the Emperor Nintoku at Sakai , in Osaka Prefecture , is a huge tomb- measuring 8,915 feet ( 2,718 metres ) in ...
... tombs gradually spread throughout Japan , and the tombs became increasingly larger in the 5th century . The mausoleum of the Emperor Nintoku at Sakai , in Osaka Prefecture , is a huge tomb- measuring 8,915 feet ( 2,718 metres ) in ...
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... tombs ; for instance , three princes erected small tombs at Qaw , on the eastern bank of the Nile , in which the overall design recalls the pyramid complex at Giza . On the other hand , the rock - cut tombs of nobles were undoubtedly an ...
... tombs ; for instance , three princes erected small tombs at Qaw , on the eastern bank of the Nile , in which the overall design recalls the pyramid complex at Giza . On the other hand , the rock - cut tombs of nobles were undoubtedly an ...
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