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Ancient tomb robbery discovered in excavation

2013-09-13 13:26 chinadaily.com.cn Web Editor: Wang YuXia
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The coffin of Shangguan Wan'er, a famous female politician in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, was discovered missing during an excavation on Sept 4. During a one-month excavation a large portion of the patio and the corridor to the tomb were found damaged, suspected to be destructions from officials in history, archaeologists on site said. [Photo/Xinhua]

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