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Photo provided by the archaeological team shows the two gilded silver dragons unearthed from the tombs of Xiongnu aristocrats in north-central Mongolia. (Photo/China News Service)
Among a trove of gold, silver, bronze, jade and wood artifacts, two gilded silver dragons attracted the eyes of Chinese archaeologists taking part in a joint field excavation project in Mongolia.
The work on the tombs of Xiongnu aristocrats in north-central Mongolia has entered its third year. In July, the Sino-Mongolian joint team completed the excavation of one of the 400 tombs, numbered M189, in which the gilded silver dragons were unearthed.
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Photo provided by the archaeological team shows the relics unearthed from the tombs of Xiongnu aristocrats in north-central Mongolia. (Photo/China News Service)
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Photo provided by the archaeological team shows the relics unearthed from the tombs of Xiongnu aristocrats in north-central Mongolia. (Photo/China News Service)
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Photo provided by the archaeological team shows the excavation site of the tombs of Xiongnu aristocrats in north-central Mongolia. (Photo/Xinhua)