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Henan Museum
Ancient tomb unearthed in Gansu
Time: 2006-11-20 07:59:59

  

A bronze bell chime in a newly unearthed tomb that dates back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County in northwest China's Gansu Province, November 16, 2006. Previously the tomb was partially excavated, then parts of it were destroyed. It later came under the protection of cultural relic authorities and experts in Gansu. Nearly one hundred ancient artifacts, including gold plates, carriages and musical instruments, all first-class cultural relics, have been unearthed.

A skeleton of a person buried alive in a newly unearthed tomb that dates back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) in Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County in northwest China's Gansu Province, November 16, 2006. Previously the tomb was partially excavated, then parts of it were destroyed. It later came under the protection of cultural relic authorities and experts in Gansu. Nearly one hundred ancient artifacts, including gold plates, carriages and musical instruments, all first-class cultural relics, have been unearthed.