Archaeologists solve mystery of ancient Jianjiapo tombs' origin

Chinese archaeologists recently pinpointed the origin of the mysterious Jianjiapo tomb site in the east Tianshan region in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Researchers have confirmed that the tombs belong to high-ranking nobles from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), shedding new light on ancient history and cultural exchanges in China's western region.

The Jianjiapo tomb site was discovered during the third national cultural relics census in 2007. Since 2017, the School of Cultural Heritage at Northwest University in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, has been carrying out extensive surveys and mapping of the tombs, gradually uncovering their historical significance.