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More than 200 seats! A group of Warring States period tombs was found in Sanmenxia, Henan

More than 200 seats! A group of Warring States period tombs was found in Sanmenxia, Henan

Recently, the Sanmenxia Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology found a large group of Warring States period tombs. According to reports, the tomb group may be an early public cemetery in the Wei Kingdom, and it is expected to reach more than 200. The tombs are arranged in a relatively orderly and orderly manner, and there is no breaking phenomenon between each other. All are rectangular vertical pit tombs, mainly north and east, almost all have burial tools, and more exquisite burial products have been unearthed, which have high historical and cultural value.

Among them, the largest size tomb found so far is a heavy coffin, and the owner of the tomb is on his back and straight, and he is a woman. There are 5 pieces of copper ding unearthed with the burial utensils, and the inferred identity is more noble. At the same time, bronze chimes and other ceremonial instruments were also unearthed in this archaeological excavation, which was the first time that bronze chimes from the Warring States period were found after the establishment of Sanmenxia.

More than 200 seats! A group of Warring States period tombs was found in Sanmenxia, Henan

(Source: Big River News)

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