Zhou noble tomb discovered in NW. China   

宝鸡发现西周贵族墓葬 出土珍贵青铜器20余件

陕西省宝鸡市考古研究所所长刘军社24日向中新社记者证实，享有“青铜器之乡”美誉的陕西省宝鸡市22日发现一座西周早期贵族墓葬，截至目前，已清理出土包括酒器、车马器、兵器等各类青铜器20多件。

Xi'an (Chinanews.com) -- A tomb built for Zhou nobility during the Western Zhou Dynasty 1046–771 BC was discovered in Baoji, Shaanxi Province on Thursday, confirmed the local archaeological official Liu Junshe on Saturday.

More than 20 pieces of bronze ware, including wine vessels, harnesses and weapons, have been unearthed so far.

Baoji is a town historically famous for ancient Chinese bronzeware, in terms of both the number and quality of relic discoveries.

This big batch of large and fine relics is deemed one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in 30 years, as the findings are rare in all categories of the same era.

The same location where the precious relics were spotted has yielded 129 sets of 188 relics in March and April.