Archeologists unearth record number of gold plates, coins in east China

Q.  Archaeologists have unearthed 378 gold coins and plates from an east China tomb belonging to which dynasty?
- Published on 28 Dec 15

a. Ming
b. Han
c. Wu
d. Ching

ANSWER: Han
 
Archeologists have unearthed a record number of gold coins and plates equalling 378 in total from a 2000 year old Han dynasty tomb in east China. New discovery includes 20 thin plates about 22 cms long and 10 cms wide. Gold coins weighing 250 grams were unearthed from tomb of the first Haihunhou (Marquis of Haihun) in Nanchang, east China’s Jiangxi province. Tomb dates back to the Western Han dynasty 206 BC to 24 AD and thought to belong to Liu He, grandchild of Emperor Wu.

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