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Initial suggestions from the preparatory committee were 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 years. A span of 1,000 years was rejected on the grounds that a considerable number of modern artefacts might survive for that length of time without benefit of any deliberate preservation techniques. The wooden storehouse named the Shosoin, which is in the grounds of Todaiji temple in Nara, has survived since 756 AD. Its original contents, including silk screens, inlaid boxes, musical instruments, textiles and manuscripts, to name only the more delicate items, are in a remarkable state of natural preservation.
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