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Owner of 1500-year-old coffin identified as woman (2)

(People's Daily Online)    13:35, March 18, 2014
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Photo taken in Xilin Gol League museum in Xilinhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on March 9 shows the tomb’s owner has black hair with mental headwear. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

A 1500-year-old coffin excavated from grassland in Xilingol League was opened in Xilinhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia on March 8. The coffin could date back to Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). Archaeological work is now still under way. So far, the tomb’s owner has been identified as a woman but her ethnic group, age and diet habit are not confirmed yet.

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(Editor:WangXin、Huang Jin)

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