June
03
/ 2024
In 1939 a remarkable discovery was done by the Swedish archaeologist Bergman Folke. A set of tombs were found in the Xinjiang Province known as the Xiaohe Tombs. However, for the 60 years to follow the tombs were forgotten until 2000 when a researcher, head of the Xinjiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute found the tombs again. It wasn’t until 2005 that the excavations were complete. Ancient ritual artifact found in Xiaohe Cemetery reveals glue made 3,500 years ago Oldest cheese in the world found around the neck of The Beauty of Xiaohe The size of the area is unprecedented. So far there have been 330 tombs found in multiple different layers. The Xiaohe tombs include adults and children as
