Cao's tomb among top discoveries of 2009

Authorities yesterday announced a last-minute decision to include the recent discovery of Cao Cao's mausoleum in the list of China's six major archeological findings of 2009.

The discovery of the tomb on Dec 27 sparked a debate among Chinese citizens over the authenticity of the evidence recovered from the ancient structure, buried under the ground in a remote village of Henan province.

Details of the discovery were presented at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Forum yesterday.