Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology
In a small hill on the south side of a Chinese national highway, archaeologists who worked on a local development project discovered 75 old tombs – with objects still inside, some of which are 2,000 dating from the Han dynasty.
Between April and December 2024, researchers from the Provincial Institute of Anhui Cultural Relics and Archeology, in cooperation with the Qianshan Cultural Relics Center and the Qianshan City Museum, dug a total of 75 tombs and 4 ovens No archaeological site of Qiashann, is not a East Chinese Province of Anhui.
According to one from the Qianshan Museum, the tombs are mainly from the period of combatant states and Dinastia Hanabout 2,000 years old, with a small number of the six dynasties (period of the three kingdoms of China) and the Song Dynasty ”, 300 AD and 960 DC
Most tombs suffered considerable disturbances of looters Over the centuries, the researchers said, but some important objects have remained at the scene.
In total, they were dug More than 300 relicsfrom ceramic pieces to lacado and jade wood. There were 37 tombs dated from the period of the combatant states, all rectangularly and without passagesthe investigators said.
Some of the tombs They had only a coffinwhile others contained multiple burials in the same chambers. The boxes of the coffins and the roofs were built in wood, some of which survived the centuries.
The tombs with intact coffins also contained funeral objects in good condition. They were rich in copper, utensils, jade, lacked wood and ceramic that were placed within the coffins compartments. Utensils varied from copper pots to wooden figures and cups.
The tombs of the period of combatant states without coffins had fewer objects, especially ceramic pieces, pots, boxes, jars and dishes. 24 of the Han tombs were depth excavated, with deteriorated coffins and thefuneral bjectives such as pots, kettles, bowls and stoves.
A small number of parts of copper, iron and jade were found inside dirt, including swords, Bronze belt mirrors and hookssword swords swords and iron knives.
There are also 12 tombs built with bricks, a different style of funeral, some of which with multiple chambers.
Archaeologists were particularly surprised by the accidental discovery of Four brick ovens and song dynasty tilesin the form of a long spoon, says the statement. With the ovens there were slabs with inscriptions showing that the place was probably used to make bricks.
