Tomb of official discovered in Central China
From： NetWriter：Date：2010-12-13
Chinese archeologists have unearthed a number of lacquerware and bronze ware items in a tomb in central China's Hubei Province.
The tomb may have belonged to an Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 BC- 221 BC) official who died about 2,300 years ago.
The tomb was found in Shayang County, Jingmen City. Other items found include clay sculptures and bronze basins, Huang Wenxin, a researcher at the Hubei Provincial Archeological Institute, said Saturday.
Archeologists are searching for gravestone inscriptions or bamboo slips to identity the tomb's owner.
Source: Xinhua
The tomb may have belonged to an Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 BC- 221 BC) official who died about 2,300 years ago.
The tomb was found in Shayang County, Jingmen City. Other items found include clay sculptures and bronze basins, Huang Wenxin, a researcher at the Hubei Provincial Archeological Institute, said Saturday.
Archeologists are searching for gravestone inscriptions or bamboo slips to identity the tomb's owner.
Source: Xinhua