Twenty-five tombs spanning from the Shang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty were found during an excavation at Xintang county in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo/IC]

25 tombs spanning Shang and Ming dynasties unearthed in Guangzhou

Twenty-five tombs spanning from the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were found during an excavation at Xintang county in Guangzhou of South China's Guangdong province.

The findings included three tombs from the Shang Dynasty, one pit tomb from the late Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), 19 brick-chambered tombs from the Jin (265-420) and Southern Dynasties (420-589), one pit tomb from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and one tomb from the Ming Dynasty.

The archaeological site is located at Longjingshan and Zongzaigang, which is in the Zengcheng Economic and Technological Development District's Xintang county, and 36 kilometers from urban Guangzhou. A total area of 66,000 square meters was under excavation.