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Wild Guangzhou Zoo Excavation Reveals 148 Ancient Tombs From 2,100-Years-Ago!
In a wild twist to your typical zoo visit, archaeologists have uncovered an ancient treasure trove of history right under the noses of the animals at Guangzhou Zoo in South China’s Guangdong Province! Imagine one minute strolling past the giraffes and the next uncovering a 2,100-year-old burial site – which is what happened between April and July 2024, when an archaeological team dug deep into a construction area at the zoo and unearthed a whopping 148 tombs.
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The team from the Guangzhou Municipal Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology deduced that they hadn’t just uncovered a random bunch, but a time capsule spanning centuries: from the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) all the way to the early years after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The excavation, covering about 1,300 square meters (3300 square feet), was like opening a book of history that had been buried beneath the zoo for millennia, reports The Global Times.
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