Chinese archaeologists to excavate earliest tomb known in Tibet
By Xu Hailin Source:Global Times Published: 2018/7/10 20:03:40
The excavation of what is currently identified as the earliest tomb in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will help archaeologists understand Tibetan cultural development, Chinese experts said on Tuesday.
The two-month project, which started on Monday in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, will be conducted by five institutes and universities, including the Tibet Institute of Cultural Relics Protection, and the School of History and Culture of Sichuan University, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
The research team will investigate five relics, including the earliest tomb remains currently known in Tibet.
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