Tombs over 2,000 years old unearthed in southwest China
( 2003-11-17 16:08) (Xinhua)
Chinese archeologists have
discovered a large number of bronze, earthen, iron and lacquer objects from a
group of tombs more than 2,000 year old in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province
in southwest China.
The tombs, found in a construction site in suburban Shuangliu County of
Chengdu, include seven of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.), three brick
structures of the Song Dynasty (960 A.D.-1279 A. D.) and one of uncertain age.
But the exact number of the tombs has yet to be known, said one archeologist on
Monday.
Although some of the ancient tombs had been visited by grave robbers,
archeologists still unearthed many funerary objects, including bronze cattle,
pottery dogs, dishes, iron tools, coins, and a wooden lacquer ware with ancient
Chinese characters.
Experts are trying to identify the number of the tombs and the words on the
lacquer article.
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