Nearly 1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China decorated with 'guardian spirits'

[Still Waters]

A stunning brick tomb thought to be more than 800 years old has been discovered in northern China by workers renovating stormwater drains.

The tomb contained three bodies — two adults and one child — as well as several pottery items. One of these, a "land coupon" inscribed with writing, indicates that the tomb was built between A.D. 1190 and 1196, when the region was ruled by the Jurchen Jin or "Great Jin" state.

According to the Shanxi Institute of Archaeology, the tomb was unearthed by the workers in mid-2019 near the village of Dongfengshan, in Yuanqu County, about 400 miles (650 kilometers) southwest of Beijing.

https://www.livescience.com/1000-year-old-brick-tomb-discovered-in-china-is-decorated-with-lions-sea-anemones-and-guardian-spirits

https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/43084/20230401/nearly-1-000-year-old-brick-tomb-discovered-northern-china.htm

[MissJatti]

amazing find