Ancient Chinese Tomb Yields 350 Artifacts

Henan province in China recently saw an incredible discovery where a five thousand years old tomb was unearthed by a team of archaeologists.

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This tomb belongs to the prehistoric era of an ancient Chinese King among the Wangzhuang ruins, which belongs to the Dawenklou culture

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The tomb was ruined with evidence of previous loot, like the main body is gone along with what is presumed to be many artifacts.

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The discovery however provides some skeletal remnants and more than three hundred artifacts have been resourced from the same.

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This site of Wangzhuang is believed to be a historical kingdom and the size and remnant wealth/artifacts of the tomb has raised speculations and interest.

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The tomb is quite grand, and the burial site is elaborate with an outer and an inner coffin and covers an impressive size.

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The tomb was full of rich artifacts like pottery, jade ornaments, bone tools and other animal remains like pig mandibles.

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Most importantly, the findings give an insight about the cultural exchanges between ancient China and other regions.

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Wangzhuang ruins are enriched with historical remnants, in fact more than forty tombs were unearthed in this year itself.

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