2024-04-11 09:49:57
A nobleman’s tomb dating back to the Six Dynasties period (222-589) has been discovered in the city of Zhengjiang, east China’s Jiangsu Province, the city’s Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology said.
The owner of the tomb was the uncle of one of the emperors of the Southern Dynasty (420-589). The noble’s name is Zhao Xuanzhi. Archaeologists discovered a bronze seal in the tomb that helped identify the owner.
“The bronze seal found in Tomb No. 6 has been confirmed as Zhao Xuanzhi’s personal seal. The age of the tomb is consistent with historical records,” said Li Xidong, deputy director of the city’s Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.
Twenty funerary objects were also found in Tomb No. 6. They were distributed near the altar at the front of the burial chamber.
Archaeologists have discovered a total of 13 tombs during these excavations. Seven of them are brick chamber tombs of aristocrats from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) to the Southern Dynasty, while another six tombs are of civilians from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911), Radio China reported.
Archaeologists said most of the tombs found in the cemetery are from the Six Dynasties period and belong to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, providing evidence that people in this era moved from north to south. The discovery provides important data on ethnic migration in Chinese history.