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Tom Metcalfe

Ancient Chinese burials with swords and chariot cast light on violent 'Warring States' period

Bronze swords and a bronze spear tip.

Archaeologists in China have unearthed hundreds of tombs and relics, including several bronze swords, dating from the Warring States period more than 2,200 years ago.

The tombs and artifacts were found at the Baizhuang Cemetery in the village of Dengcheng, which is part of the city of Xiangyang in China's central Hubei province.

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