Chariot and horse burial chamber excavated in Henan

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Source: CCTV International

The excavation of some Eastern Zhou period tombs that had ancient chariots and horses buried underground has been completed, an official from Luoyang's cultural relics office told Dahe Daily on Tuesday.

Field work for this excavation began in August 2008 and took archaeologists three months to finish. Many artifacts such as pottery, bronze weapons and jade were found despite the fact that most of the tombs had already been plundered by grave robbers.

The horses, laying back to back in an orderly arrangement, were evidently killed before the burial. The two wooden chariots had rotted away, leaving only dusts.

According to local archaeologists, this is also the first time a burial chamber with two horses and two chariots has been discovered in the Luoyang region.

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090219/101501.shtml


Very nice photo at the link, for those who despair at the normal lack of inclusion of such things