An archaeological team conducts an excavation at a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
Twenty-four of 42 discovered ancient tombs have been unearthed. The 19 known tombs date back from the Western Han Dynasty(202 BC-220 AD) to the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties. Most of them are medium-sized graves buried with civilians, and a few with nobles.
An archaeological staff measures the potteries at a tomb dating back to Song Dynasty(960-1127) on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
An archaeological staff measures a porcelain from an ancient tomb on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
The site of an ancient tomb waiting for excavation is seen on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
An archaeological staff presents parts of porcelain from an ancient tomb on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
A tomb from Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) is seen on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
An ancient tomb group is found on a construction site of Hunan Dizhi Middle School in central China’s Hunan, May 28, 2021. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)
