Liao Dynasty tomb unearthed in North China's Inner Mongolia

HOHHOT -- Chinese archaeologists recently undertook an urgent excavation of a Liao Dynasty tomb in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, North China. A brick-chamber tomb was discovered in Tongliao city in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia in August. A joint archaeological team, consisting of individuals from the region's institute of cultural relics and archaeology along with the city's cultural relics bureau, promptly initiated emergency excavation efforts. Burial artifacts unearthed from the tomb include porcelain bowls and plates, pottery jars and pots, as well as iron stirrups, knives, arrowheads, and hooks.