Nagasaki, Japan: The Fascinating Dejima Archaeological Museum

The entire archaeological room is very interesting. I don't even know if I have time to go up on the second level. Some of the many porcelain exports. This porcelain is special because it has letters of the alphabet like VOC, the insignia. Special porcelain is called Kinrandi porcelain and has illustrations in blue with red and gold colors baked separately. Particularly interesting are the Dutch tiles, roof tiles, embellished with cross designs from the sites of former churches in central Nagasaki. The tiles were not used after the ban of religion in the early 17th century. The excavated shells collected from the ocean, oysters, abalone, trumpet shells, short-necked clams, and food preservation jars used to store water, oil, liquor, etc. Liquor bottles. Oh, of course, you had to have liquor bottles. Toothbrushes made of cow bones. Tobacco pipes made from white clay. And sailors who came to Dojima brought as many clay pipes as possible to Nagasaki. Since they were expendable, a large number have been unearthed. The mark pressed on the heel of each pipe provides information about the maker and year of manufacturer. That is very interesting to me. Bamboos and bones, and dry bones from cow bones. Pigs, wild animals. Many Kampura bottles with the inscriptions soya and sake. They were containers for both soy sauce, in other words, and sake, rice wine. And good old money. What I wouldn't have given to be on an archaeological dig like this one.