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Chinese chariot burial rediscovered after a thousand years China

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Country: China They've laid buried for over a thousand years, their mystery concealed by the compact soil of China’s ancient hinterland. This team of six horses once pulled the two-wheeled Emperor’s cart through the streets of Luoyang in Central China's Henan Province, a city that dates back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which ruled from between 256 BC and 1046.

Archaeologists recently excavated the burial and uncovered a treasure trove from a period that saw the introduction of horse back riding, iron, ox-drawn plows and crossbows.

Who rode the cart and who owned the charges remains a mystery.

"We are not sure who was the owner of the horses but it maybe they were part of a sacrificial rite. We found from ancient literature this type of transport was called the 'emperor riding six,'" said Yu Liangyuan, the deputy manager of Luoyang City Heritage Task Force

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Remains of horses and chariots found in 3,000-year-old tomb in China by coldrum on Sunday, 23 October 2011
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Remains of horses and chariots found in 3,000-year-old tomb in China

The equine bones, found in the Chinese city of Luoyang, have remained undisturbed since the early Western Zhou dynasty.

Archaeologists believe the 12 horses lying on their sides show the animals were slaughtered before burial, not buried alive.

As well as the horses and five chariots, bronzes and ceramics have escaped the clutches of history’s grave robbers.

Archaeologists are convinced that the perfectly preserved tomb belongs to an official or a scholar of standing, given the pottery, metal weaponry and inscriptions.

The tomb, a vertical earthen pit, has excited historians since it was discovered during the construction of a hospital.

It gives an unprecedented insight into the funeral customs in the early Western Zhou dynasty.

It was the time of the great Chinese philosophers of ancient times, including Confucius.

The latest find is reminiscent of the famous terracotta army of thousands of preserved soldiers, which was discovered in 1974 in the Lintong district.

It had also remained undisturbed for thousands of years.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/874221-remains-of-horses-and-chariots-found-in-3-000-year-old-tomb-in-china#ixzz1YUM009La
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2500-year-old tomb uncovered by coldrum on Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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2500-year-old tomb uncovered

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a 2500-year-old tomb in eastern China containing 40 coffins that could provide rare clues to life in the region at the time.

The number of coffins found in the tomb in east China's Jiangxi province is unusual for that period in history, Fan Changsheng, director of the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, told Xinhua news agency yesterday.

Experts were wondering why so many were buried together and whose remains were contained in the coffins, he said.

The tomb in Lijia village in Jing'an county is believed to date back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770 to 221 BC).

A team of specialists will begin the delicate process of opening the coffins soon.

The discovery would provide valuable clues to the study of social customs, funeral rites and lifestyle in the area, Xinhua quoted archaeologists as saying.

"The mystery inside the coffins will be revealed then."

Archaeologists began protectively excavating the site in January to thwart grave robbers who had attempted to open the rare coffins.

The coffins were not damaged but some cultural relics were removed from the site, according to local police.

Some were later recovered, including bronze woodworking tools, lacquered spoons and wooden combs.


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