3 more prehistoric burial grounds were newly discovered in Guangzhou this early June, with nearly 30 funerary wares unearthed in the city so far. The ground zero at the construction site of Jiangnan Xinyuan (community), Xingang Xi road, can be traced back to Eastern Han Dynasty (25£­220 A.D.).

The 3-feet kettle which was unearthed from the Eastern Han Dynasty cemetery group. (Guangzhou Daily)

Among those antiques, there are 2 maize bricks, on which 3 characters "Çï" (year), "ÍòËê"  (long live) can be seen faintly. Expert concluded that a character "ǧ" (thousand) should be at the blank before those 3 characters. It is learned that, such "long live" bricks were discovered in Guangzhou for the first time.

(Guangzhou Daily)

Archaeologists at ground zero analyzed that, all the 3 newly discovered burial grounds had been robbed seriously. But still intact funerary wares are found, with fancy, elaborate and characteristic figures. It shows that, the owners of the graves had high social statuses, and people in Han Dynasty attached importance to their burial.

The lagena from Eastern Han Dynasty. (Guangzhou Daily)

 
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It is learned that, the burial grounds discovered in Guangzhou are mainly from Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), because Guangzhou was well developed in that period. Cremation was popular in Song Dynasty (420£­479), while burial was well accepted again in Qing Dynasty (1644£­1911). That's why the burial grounds from Qing Dynasty can be easily discovered.