Cemetery excavation in Henan yields many artifacts

The institute carried out the excavation of the Shanzhoucheng cemetery site, located in the western part of the city, starting in September 2021.

Yan said the ancient tombs could be dated to a period spanning the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

"The tombs are densely distributed, and the arrangement of them is relatively orderly," said Yan.

The entire cemetery layout of Shanzhoucheng is well-preserved, providing rich archaeological data for the study of social and political changes in western Henan province, Yan said.