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HEFEI, 17 April (BelTA — Xinhua) — The Wuwangdun tomb excavated in east
China’s Anhui Province has been confirmed as the largest and
highest-level tomb from ancient Chu state dating back over 2,200 years,
the National Cultural Heritage Administration said Tuesday.
The
administration made the announcement at a press conference in Huainan
City, adding that the tomb discovered in Huainan is the most
structurally complex of its kind.
Archaeologists focused on
excavating the main vertical earth-pit tomb, confirming it as a large
structure housing a wooden chambered burial area.
Researchers
conducted on-site protection and multi-disciplinary studies of the
unearthed artifacts, reinforcing and extracting fragile objects like the
chamber planks, bamboo mats and lacquerware.
Concurrent analyses
included carbon-14 dating, wood species identification, infrared
analysis of the inscriptions, and material and manufacturing studies of
the lacquerware and textiles.
The administration vowed to
continue archaeological work, artifact preservation and
interdisciplinary research at Wuwangdun, aiming to shed light on late
Warring States Period Chu rituals, craftsmanship and cultural
achievements.
The Warring States Period ran from 475 B.C. to 221 B.C.
