fri dec 25 2015, 11:36
Gold treasure found in Chinese tomb
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Photo: EPA
NANCHANG –
In a 2000-year-old Chinese tomb is a treasure trove of 285 gold coins discovered. It is the largest find of gold coins in a grave from the time of the Han dynasty ever, reported the Chinese state news agency Xinhua Friday.
The coins were excavated from the tomb of the first Haihunhou (Marquess of Haihun) in Nanchang, the capital of the Eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi. The coins weigh about 250 grams per piece and are packed in lacquered boxes. According to the head of the excavation team, it seems that the gold objects on the awning donated by the emperor.
Researchers are still working on the main room of the tomb in the Haihunhou cemetery. It covers about 40,000 square meters and contains eight graves and a cemetery for the horses chariots were pulled.
The grave is supposed to be Liu He, the grandson of emperor Wu. Liu was given the title Haihunhou after he was deposed as emperor after only 27 days.
The excavation in the area began in 2011. So far, a portrait of Confucius and a large number of objects of wood, bronze, gold and jade were found.
Archaeologists Mon unearth gold horseshoes & jades fm a coffin or Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, #Jiangxi Province pic.twitter.com/NESvD3z1XB
— People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) December 21, 2015