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Pits Unearthed Around Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum
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????Chinese archaeologists
announced recently that they have unearthed another eight pits around
the Luozhuang Mausoleum, the earliest Western Han (BC 206--25 AD)
Dynasty royal mausoleum ever unearthed in China, raising the total
number to 28.
????It is quite rare to have so many pits, as
formerly discovered mausoleums have 10 pits at the most.
????Since excavation started in June last year,
archaeologists have found in Luozhuang Mausoleum, located 40 kilometers
east of Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, numerous
valuable funerary objects.
????According to Dr. Cui Dayong, the number of
pits could still grow as the east aisle of the mausoleum remains
untouched.
????Judging from the earth seal already found,
archaeologists believed that the mausoleum dates back to BC 186.
????Archaeologists deduced from the plentiful
things in the pits that the owner of this mausoleum could be of
royal standing like a king.
(Xinhua 11/13/2000)
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