BEIHAI, Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Archeologists found yellow rice husks in a tomb approximately 1,800 years old in Hepu county in south China's Guangxi autonomous region.

    The tomb belongs to a husband and wife in the imperial Han Dynasty (206 b.c. - 220 a.d.).

    They were from a well-to-do family judging by the funeral objects, pottery cooking range and a bronze mirror, said Xiong Zhaoming, an associate researcher with the provincial archeology team.

    The paddy shells were as yellowish as fresh ones, Xiong said, but could give no reason.

    Some carbonized perfume was also discovered in an incense censer and was believed to be made in the areas of Malaysia, Indiaand Thailand since it had been found in a number of other tombs belonging to same dynasty in Guangxi.

    The husband's coffin chamber was empty as it had been robbed ofeverything, but the wife's chamber remained intact, Xiong said.

    Hepu county is home to a series of ancient tombs belonging to the Han Dynasty. More than 400 ancient tombs have been unearthed since the 1970s with some 10,000 relics yielded including a sealedbronze vessel half full of 2,000-year-old wine. Enditem