XI'AN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists recently excavated six ancient tombs and discovered a batch of cultural relics including pure gold ornaments in Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The institute of cultural relics and archaeology of Xianyang City said the six tombs were located in Ta'erpo Village, of which three date back to the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-207 B.C.), one dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-25 A.D.) and two date back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 A.D.).
Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2021 shows a Qin tomb where bronzeware, gold ornaments, shell ornaments and potteries were excavated, in Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Institute of cultural relics and archaeology of Xianyang City/Handout via Xinhua)
Xie Gaowen, director of the institute, said that the tombs were found in a burial area of Xianyang City of the Qin Dynasty, where hundreds of Qin tombs have been discovered previously.
Xie noted that archaeologists excavated important items from one Qin tomb, including bronzeware, gold ornaments, shell ornaments and potteries.
Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2021 shows a gold ornament unearthed from an ancient tomb in a burial area in Xianyang City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Institute of cultural relics and archaeology of Xianyang City/Handout via Xinhua)
"It is rare to see a group of nine pure gold ornaments found in one Qin tomb," said Xie, adding that the largest hemispherical ornament measures 1.1 cm in diameter, and exquisite patterns of water droplets, circles, beads and ropes were found on the ornaments.
Based on the size of the ornaments with buckles on the back, these may have been ornaments for clothes, according to Xie.
Archaeologists said that the welded ropes and beads on the surface of the gold ornaments indicated that the Qin people had mastered welding techniques during that period. ■
