Whose Burials Have Archaeologists Discovered in a Cemetery from China’s Tang Dynasty?

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3 min readMar 11, 2023

During an archaeological dig in the Chinese city of Datong, Shanxi province, archaeologists discovered a large cemetery from the Tang Dynasty period. It contained 58 shaft tombs.

[Photo: Gary Todd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

Situated in the northern region of China, Datong serves as a significant hub for coal mining, engineering, and porcelain manufacturing. The…

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