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Eastern Zhou grave pit unearthed in Luoyang
www.chinanews.cn 2005-10-26 16:46:20
The horse-and-vehicle pit was excavated in a cultural relics from an
Eastern Zhou Dynasty grave that was found in Luoyang of Central China's
Henan Province on October 25, 2005. Bronzeware, jade, and horse pit
unearthed from the burial site are in good shape, which is peculiar in
this ancient city of Luoyang, as usually 90 percent of the graves are
empty upon discovery. According to the experts, it is a a
scholar-bureaucrat's grave in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256BC)
judging from the funerary objects. All the relics have been sent to a
safe place and further excavation is being carried out around the site.
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