Cemetery excavation in Henan yields many artifacts

Updated: Mar 16, 2023 By Shi Baoyin and Zhang Xiaomin chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Excavation of the Shanzhoucheng cemetery site in Sanmenxia, Henan province, began in 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

More than 3,000 funerary objects, including three sets of bronze chimes, had been unearthed in the previous year, as of September, from 570 ancient tombs in Sanmenxia, Henan province, according to the city's institute of cultural relics and archaeology.

It is the first time that bronze chime bells, an ancient Chinese musical instrument, dating from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) have been found in Sanmenxia since it was established in 1957, said Yan Fei, an archaeologist at the institute.

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