Emily Chan
Additionally, over 500 artifacts were unearthed, including wooden utensils like combs, hundreds of pottery pieces, dozens of bronze weapons such as spears and swords, and jade rings.
In one of the larger tombs, which has been labeled M3, there were several artifacts like bronze spoons, swords, and ceremonial vessels.
A “chariot and horse” burial pit was located to the northwest of M3. The remains of two horses and a wooden cart were buried in the pit, although the cart has been completely deteriorated.
The shaft of the chariot pointed toward the north while the two horses were laid to rest on either side of it, with their backs facing each other.
The skull, shoulder blades, ribs, and some leg bones of one of the horses were still intact. The other horse still had its skull, some ribs, and a few bone fragments of the hind limbs.
It is believed that the M3 tomb most likely belonged to a nobleman of high status due to its size, proximity to the horse burial, and the combination of items found inside it.
