The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
those Of Japan. being merely ois,s with

sin lar 90 those - j. par are mt To he tound
insny part ~ continental i~ia eastward 81
tho shores ~ tho Caspian Sea and that
western Europe alone offers exGcilv en-
nIorrus types In short. from an elmo
logicnl pcin, 81 view the dol ems Of 'rTan
are ~ perrlexing a. the dolnncns Of Europe.
andth. prospect Of solving the riddle Sccr-
to be equally remote In both 0s"s vi
that can H. Affirmed l. that the d~olmenso1e
strong curroborative testimony TO the
truth Of the japanese historical narrative,
which represents Jinuu Ne the leader o'
the last and most highly civilized smong
the hands Of coloni-ts constituting IN" an
crstor- ~ tho present japanese race. Thus
the divine warrior after having BEEN
'r~pornrilv erased from the tnhle'S of
i history nv the modern scenic Of the West.
is projected upon them once more from
the newly opened brains Of the prin'"Ndi
JapFne-e-
Collecting all the available evidence
derived from arcNEologv. Capt. BrrI''v
would shape a. follows The story Of ~"
abrupt transition from 'he bronze 20 the
from age ~ civilization In ia pan -Pr"v'-
ouslv 10 the third. or. perhaps, the fourth
century Of the Christ i'm era. when "a vot
The dead were Inferred Ia harrov-. not
doltrens. the ~JarenrSn. although they
stood on n plane considerably ats'Ve TIE
general level Of tS'a',r civilization, did not
~ vet understand the forging NJ iron or
The use Of the pU'trr's wheel. They we're
sill IN N" hrony" ago, and their weapons
swords. halb"rds and arrovNcads- were
mad" ~ thai metal. Concerning the fnshiu,,
~ 'hair garments not much il known. hut
thew used for purpc sos 81 personal al m
men' o~uRin'ly sha ped objects ~ i7spar,
rock cys'al, ~s'e7'i'e and other stones.
Then. owing. prubqhlv. 20 -" advent 81 q
second wave ~ Immigration from ~"
n n'ine,'. tho civilization 81 the nation
was suddenly raised and he country passed
NJ once from the bronze - tho iron g
with a corresponding development Of ia
dnsti ial capacity IN other directions. md
With a novel method 81 sepulture. having
No. exact prototype eNCept in western
Europe Tho newcomers seem To hHv"
been. not a race di-''n not, from their nrrdc-
ce- -ors, hut n second out growth of "rlori-'s
from the saIme parent stem. Who" that
stem had iis roots there is no clear indica.
tion, hui II L. evident that. during the inter.
val between the first and the se'rnd MI
gra'ions, tho mother country had far eS-
cell~d its colony In material civilization, 60
that with the advent, ~ the second hand Of
wanderers the condi, Ion % the Japancs"
underwent marked change
They laid aside their bronze weapons.
and began 70 use iron swords and spears
and iron-tipred arrows The swords,
which were straight and o~ne-edged. had
blades that varied from two and a hall
feet 10 over thr.e feet in length God
-. al, ,..,..g.l - O.. kl, v.n a.
Tor scshhard. but II Wa generally envelored
with a Thin sheet Of copper plated with
gold. Double harbs charac'"r,zrd tho
a~rrowheads. and, n these projected about
four inches beyond tho shaft. a bow Of
great strength must have boon used
Arrnor does not seem - have hcen employed
10 protect any part II the bodv event ~"
head and the breast. II consisted 81 thin
bands Of iron riv"ted tog, thor for casou"
and cuirass OF shields no trace has b-en
found. and II nav he inferred that they
wer~ not used. Horses evii"rtlv PLAYED
an important rar' in the lives 81 tie second
batch Of immigrants. for horse furniture
continually appears among the objects
found IN the dolmen-. Tho iron br' j.
almost Identical with the co'nmon -sraf'e"
Of the Ocrident. The saddle was 81 wood,
peaked before and behind. and brac~d with
metal hands S'irrup~ are seldom dis
covered in ne doln"ns. and tho rarr srec'.
mems exhum"d bear no r"~amhlano" 10
the large. heavy. shoa--hapad s%t.rrups
~ later ages They are rather Of m. Ocvl.
dental Twp.
The costume 81 tho J-raueso do''rea
builders had htrl" in comnun with that
Of their modern descendants, The~ wu-"
an upT'r gar nen' ~ woven -tur. fas'iar.i
after the naurcr 81 a lDna DIV ft'ing 'uri~,
and confined At tho wg'-' bv a giri,e. crl
thew had zoos" trous.r- reaching nearly
To a.. feet For oruamau they used
necklacrs ~ beads or 81 rings. silver. stone
or Clhss. finger ring. ~or''Wc- e silver
or COLT ~nun'i mes = rauuar. irD.g" or
iron, plated with one ~ the precious metals.
riug-shap"d buttons metal Rrulp'- uauds
or plates - ytlt Cupu"r which w"r' attached
- The tunic. car r1n"S - r,'5 and taru-
Not one item IN this catalogue. with the
exception II N" tiara. has appeared among
tho gar or personal oman rrt- II
Tho Inpano.r since their Nj. tory ard laii'.
began 20 10 known 10 the ou'"r world
No nation ha> undergone" a 'u"-N radical
chang" If tai" in the matter Of habiiueuis
and adpTnnrnts.
As Ia tho 'ood ~ tho .a-lv IaranaS~,
II ~aens 20 ha~H consisted of feb. n'-h
and cs-cals They u-ei wire ~ sor'"
kind. though NJ it, nature there - no know.
lcl-r. and Their household utensils we've.
~ rp't"rv. ~gra-'sil ~ oV'lln". br' IN
gl y 1. and atclai. ALL Gee rated. Nncihcr
~ ~ they ? -s'--'ai "a 'l' UTu' Ir =
r r'p" I. TO- j. % Known vat irn1u~ 'h"v
. p!pvci 10 nr,lu~' o.. II ~ thew
'r'l vol IN = fu'r-" .'T'" h. "'I ."it. ''urc
tlsv buried With tho p"ri yha'",sr iwrl..
mrr.. and vcars'l- 'n - D." r'rc.-nrv
ia he ~" layoui IA" cravN Tia auoe-.
traI-vor~h'N c''-'i.u',sI az Important t'ar'