More Than 200 3,000-year-old Tombs Excavated In Central China
Last update: 06/07/2017
ZHENGZHOU (Henan Province, China), July 6 (Bernama) --A total of 224 tombs believed to be over 3,000 years old have unearthed in central China's Henan province, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
The tombs, which archeologists date from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC), are located across a river from a royal burial site in Qixian County.
Archaeologists have also excavated five pits containing the remains of horses and the ruins of a house, unearthing nearly 400 items including pottery, bronze weapons and carts, shells, jade, and lacquerware.
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