Ancient tomb delivers secrets from the past
A four-wheeled wooden carriage, the first of its kind found in China, discovered in a passage of a tomb that is part of the Qinshihuang mausoleum complex in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. A precious four-wheeled carriage, the first of its kind found in China, has been discovered at a tomb that is part of the mausoleum complex of Qinshihuang, China's first emperor, Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, announced recently. The horses' bones are intact and were found complete with their tack, showing a scene of the four horses pulling the carriage when the tomb owner was alive, says Jiang. "This is currently one of the largest and highest-ranking Qin noble tombs to be discovered and excavated, and one of the best preserved," says Jiao Nanfeng, a researcher at the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology, adding that it may provide valuable information about the burial practices of Qin aristocracy, and even of ancient China's emperors.
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