Chinese archaeologists have found over 50 ancient tombs in the country's southern Guangdong Province, authorities said today.
The complex, discovered three months ago, is believed to have been built during the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), according to Guangzhou institute of cultural relics and archaeology.
The complex covers about 2,000 square metres, and all tombs are rectangular form, Zhang Qianglu, an official of the institute said.
"Archaeologists have found plenty of ceramics and porcelain, alongside some bronze axes and arrowheads. The relics found there show that the tombs' occupants should all be civilians, probably belonging to the same clan, he said.
Zhang said the well-preserved tombs are of great value to the study of ancient culture and customs in China's Pearl River Delta, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
In another discovery, a tomb dating back some 2,000 years has been found in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The tomb was discovered by a construction team on November 23 in a village of Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County, according to Chen Rong, deputy head of the county's cultural relic management bureau.
The occupant of the tomb was confirmed as a male around 50 years old.
