A joint archaeological team formed by Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Luohe Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated a tomb complex dating from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty in Luohe city of Central China's Henan province recently, according to Luohe Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.

据河南省漯河市文物考古研究所消息，近期，河南省文物考古研究院与漯河市文物考古研究所组成联合考古队，对河南省漯河市一处战国至汉代古墓葬群开展考古发掘工作。

The densely but orderly arranged tomb complex was a chance discovery during the construction of the Pingdingshan-Luohe-Zhoukou High-speed Railway, dating from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, lasting about 400 years. The majority of the tombs are well-preserved with abundant burials. So far, over 200 tombs have been discovered, with more than 1,000 artifacts unearthed, including bronze swords and daggers of the Warring States Period and the pottery, iron wares and jade articles of the Han Dynasty.

据介绍，该古墓群在平漯周高速铁路建设中被发现，墓葬排列有序，分布密集，自战国到东汉时期延续使用约400年。从考古发掘情况来看，大多数墓葬保存基本完好，文物较为丰富。目前，已发掘古墓200多座，出土有青铜剑、青铜匕首等战国时期的青铜器及汉代的陶器、铁器和玉器等文物千余件。

Cultural relics unearthed in this area are in great variety. Previously, important remains such as the walls, roads and large architectural foundations of the Warring States Period as well as the coins and pottery workshops of the Han Dynasty have been found in its surrounding area. It indicates that during the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty, Yancheng (the present-day Luohe) had been well-developed, attaining a considerable scale, which is of great significance for studying the urban development of Luohe in history.

该区域出土的文物数量多、种类丰富，此前曾在周边区域发现战国城墙、道路、大型建筑基址以及汉代铸币、制陶作坊等重要遗迹，反映出在战国和汉代时期郾城古城已经具有相当规模，对于研究漯河古代城市发展史具有重要价值。（总台记者/田萌 艾泽乐 编译/杨佳欣 审校/陈行洁 赵汉青）

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