Excavation of an ancient tomb under way


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Archeologists and workers excavate a tomb at Yinwan Village in Donghai County, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 24, 2006. Cultural relics like copper mirrors, jade articles and coins were unearthed from the tomb dating back to ancient China's Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD).

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Photo taken on April 24, 2006 shows part of an article with patterns of dragon, unearthed from a tomb at Yinwan Village in Donghai County, east China's Jiangsu Province. Cultural relics like copper mirrors, jade articles and coins were also excavated from the tomb dating back to ancient China's Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD).

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Photo taken on April 23, 2006 shows a copper mirror unearthed from a tomb at Yinwan Village in Donghai County, east China's Jiangsu Province. Cultural relics like jade articles and coins were also excavated from the tomb dating back to ancient China's Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD).


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