From The History Blog
“A large tomb in the suburbs of Xian City, northwest China,
has been identified as the mausoleum of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty (r.180 – 157 B.C.).”
The emperor’s
tomb was believed to be a mile or so away. During a 2017 emergency evacuation
to counter looting, archaeologists discovered a tomb 230 feet long and 130 feet
wide. Eight of 110 offering pits and tombs have been excavated so far.
“(I)n them archaeologists have discovered massive
quantities of artifacts from the Western Han Dynasty, including more than 1,000
painted ceramic figurines, guardians of the imperial tombs, iron swords, copper
gears from chariots, seals of government officials, gold ornaments, animal
burials, bronze rings and coins.”
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