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China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-23 07:46
Mound tombs found in East China
More than 50 mound tombs have been found in East China's Zhejiang province, which moves forward the history of mound tombs by 400 to 500 years to the south of the Yangtze River.
The tombs, unearthed at Sanqiao village, Deqing county, are believed to be from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period (c. 16th century-221 BC), says Zheng Jianming, a researcher with the provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute. Archaeologists say such tombs are atypical of Zhejiang and nearby regions.
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