2,200-year-old tombs unearthed in north China

Chinese archaeologists have discovered seven tombs, dating back 1,000 years to 2,200 years, in north China's Shanxi Province.

Located in the Xiguan village in Yuxian County, the tombs include five from the Warring States (475- 221 B.C.), one of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) and one of the Tang Dynasty (618- 907).

Archaeologists with the Yangquan City Cultural Heritage Administration unearthed well-preserved skeletons and pottery items from the tombs of the Warring States period.

From the tomb of the Tang Dynasty, archaeologists unearthed a few funerary objects, including bronze knife, iron scissors, iron oven, iron mirrors and copper cash, and tricolored glazed pottery.

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Talk about Skull & Bones

Let the ancestors rest in peace, say I.

In modern cultures, once you're dead, you are as unimportant as though you had never been - except as a relic or a curiosity or as support for one or another scientific thesis. Dishonor the dead and you cannot claim living with honor...

now I have to explain to people why I just snickered out loud