XI'AN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists
have unearthed more than 100 pieces of bronze ware dating back to 2,700years ago
in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The 103 bronze wares include weapons, chariots, wine and sacrifice vessels, some of them engraved with owners'
emblems or inscriptions.
The wares were firstly found in a cellar by six
farmers in Wujun Village, Fufeng County when they were digging a water channel
in their field. They immediately reported the discovery to local relic
protection authorities.
"The wares could be traced back to the middle or late
period of the Western Zhou Dynasty (1,100 BC - 771 BC), " said Wu Zhenfeng, a
researcher of the Shaanxi Archaeological and Research Institute.
The inscriptions on the bronze wares indicate they
belonged to four to five families, said Wu.
Inscriptions inside two wine vessels are both about a
mediation to a property dispute between two aristocrats, according to Wu.
The inscriptions are of great value to study the
politics and society of the Western Zhou Dynasty, archaeologists say.
The bronze ware have been sent to the county museum
for research and exhibition.
