Chimes of the Warring States Period Discovered in Sanmenxia for 1st Time

Chimes of the Warring States Period Discovered in Sanmenxia for 1st Time

三门峡建市以来首次发现战国铜编钟

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Two sets of chimes of the Warring States period (475-221 BC), including 9 made of bonze and 10 stones, have been discovered at a large tomb cluster in the ancient Shanzhou city ruins in Sanmenxia city of Central China's Henan province, said a source from a forum unveiling new archaeological findings of Henan in 2022 on March 8. It is the first set of bonze chimes of the Warring States period ever discovered in Sanmenxia.

3月8日，记者从2022河南考古新发现论坛上获悉，在三门峡市陕州城墓地，出土了1套9件战国铜编钟和1套10件石编磬，系三门峡建市以来首次发现战国铜编钟。

Chimes of the Warring States Period Discovered in Sanmenxia for 1st Time. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]

The tomb cluster is located in the west of Sanmenxia. According to Yan Fei, a staff of the local cultural relics and archaeology institute, to facilitate the construction of Sanmenxia Gantang School, an archaeological excavation was launched at the site from September 2021 to September 2022 with 570 tombs of the various dynasties discovered. Besides, over 3 thousand burial objects have also been unearthed.

陕州城墓地位于河南省三门峡市西郊经济开发区的西部。据三门峡市文物考古研究所馆员燕飞介绍，2021年9月至2022年9月，为配合三门峡甘棠学校项目建设，三门峡市考古研究所受河南省文物考古研究院委派，联合郑州大学、河南大学、洛阳师范学院等对其进行考古发掘。共发掘墓葬570座，时代包括春秋战国、两汉、唐、明清等，出土随葬品3000余件。（中文来源/大河网 编译/杨佳欣 审校/焦丹）