Tomb complex dating back to Warring States period discovered in Henan(1/11)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows a bronze dagger discovered from a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

More than 200 tombs have been excavated in this complex with artifacts, including bronze, pottery, iron, and jade items.

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows a bronze sword discovered from a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows an archeologist working at the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows an archeologist working at the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)

Photo released on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the excavation site of a tomb complex dating from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) in Luohe, central China's Henan Province. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Guang)