The Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum

　　The Doigahama Site Anthropological Museum is designated as a historic spot by the government, which is a graveyard ruin of the Yayoi Period (10th or 4th century B.C. to 3rd century A.D.). By the elaborate works of excavating, human bones of 300 Yayoi-period people and lots of burial accessories like items made of seashells were found. The museum's main attraction was the Doigahama Dome. I was able to see how the site had been at the time of excavating there. After all the genuine human bones were recovered, the detailed replicas of them were crafted and returned to their original place for exhibition. The following pictures seem to show human bones, but they are imitations and don't worry. However, those bones were so real that it felt uncanny. The bodies were set to the direction of the sea. Did they want their spirits to come back to their original place? I remembered the scene which I saw in the Hirota Site (LINK). This burial form was just the same as that in the Hirota Site.
　　A few imaginary human robots were exhibited in the main hall of the museum. Their faces have been investigated using various scientific techniques. Their faces were so human-like and I received a sense of uncanny recognition. I wondered what they ate, wore, and enjoyed. What scenery did they view around the site. I imagined their lives for a short time.

(Vocabulary)
anthropology 人類学; 文化人類学; 人間学
historic spot 史跡
site 遺跡
uncanny 不可思議な, 気味の悪い
The uncanny valley is a term used to describe the relationship between the human-like appearance of a robotic object and the emotional response it evokes. In this phenomenon, people feel a sense of unease or even revulsion in response to humanoid robots that are highly realistic.