A 4,000-year-old wooden coffin found by chance on a golf course is to go on display. The 10ft (3m) long Bronze Age relic, containing the remains of a man holding an axe, were uncovered during work ...
NARA--A wooden coffin discovered in a late fourth-century burial mound here that contained a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive sword was shown to the media on Feb. 6 ahead of its opening.
He pieced together the coffin again. Based on its construction and the condition of the bones, the remains appear to be at least a century old. But where the coffin came from remains a mystery.