Chinese archaeologists after the lifting of restrictions due to pandemic coronavirus renewed study of hundreds of ancient tombs discovered on the banks of the yellow river. As a result, they found more than 2,000 luxury items, including numerous articles of precious metals.
according to the Xinhua news Agency, more than 600 ancient tombs were discovered by archaeologists in Henan province in Central China. They are located on the coast of the Yellow river.
the Excavations here began in October 2017. This year they were temporarily suspended, but after the lifting of restrictions on their resumes. As a result, the archaeologists have gathered a huge collection of items that represent not only historical and cultural but also a large material value.
According to Zheng Lichao, head of the Institute of cultural relics and archaeology of the city of Sanmenxia, the total area of the excavation to date is about 37.6 thousand square meters.
during excavation was discovered more than 2030 funerary objects, including luxurious ceramics, bronze ware, gold and silver jewelry and jade artifacts.
in addition, were found a lot of rare cultural relics, including bronze 2,000-year-old vessel made in the shape of a Swan, which “WG” is already told.
According to archaeologists, almost half of the tombs found dated to the time between the Period of the Warring States (475-221 BC) and the reign of the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 ad).
the Rest of the tomb was built later. In particular, in their structures and are found within the subjects managed to date part of the tombs of the time of the reign of the Tang dynasty (618-907), Song (960-1276 years), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911).
By the way, the burial sites were largely found by chance. For 2017 was the scheduled start of the project on the reconstruction of the slums of Sanmenxia. Then was discovered the first tomb.
Is a settlement in ancient times played an important role, since it was located between two ancient capitals – the cities of XI’an and Luoyang. Through this town was not only a trade route, it was used and armies in their military campaigns.
