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A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Tomb of Heng Yi at the Village of Donshantou in Mengjin County

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At the beginning of 2009, the Luoyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated a tomb from the Tang dynasty at Dongshantou Village in Mengjin County, Luoyang. The tomb had been looted before the modern period and only a few burial goods were recovered. Among them the most valuable is a Muzhi(epitaph tablet) that records the life of one of the occupants, Heng Yi, and is of significance for the study of the Heng family and the Tang history.

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At the beginning of 2009, the Luoyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated a tomb from the Tang dynasty at Dongshantou Village in Mengjin County, Luoyang. The tomb had been looted before the modern period and only a few burial goods were recovered. Among them the most valuable is a Muzhi(epitaph tablet) that records the life of one of the occupants, Heng Yi, and is of significance for the study of the Heng family and the Tang history.

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At the beginning of 2009, the Luoyang Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology excavated a tomb from the Tang dynasty at Dongshantou Village in Mengjin County, Luoyang. The tomb had been looted before the modern period and only a few burial goods were recovered. Among them the most valuable is a Muzhi(epitaph tablet) that records the life of one of the occupants, Heng Yi, and is of significance for the study of the Heng family and the Tang history.

Key concepts: Epitaph, Excavation, Grave goods, Archaeology, Ancient history, Period (music), History, Art

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