7 Ancient 'Dotaku' Bells Found at Sand Depot In Awajishima Island

MINAMIAWAJI, JAPAN - APRIL 14: Toru Nishida, 51, the deputy plant director of the cement and stone company points where the ancient bronze "dotaku" bells have been unearthed on April 14, 2015 in Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan. The bells, of "first-class quality," date to the early to mid-Yayoi Period (third century B.C.-second century B.C.) and include one of the oldest dotaku found in Japan, the Hyogo prefectural education board said. The dotaku were used for ceremonial purposes. They had probably been buried in coastal areas of this island city and later collected along with the surrounding sand. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)