Fangmatan
China

Fangmatan

Qin-era tomb complex near Tianshui, Gansu, China

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Fangmatan (simplified Chinese: 放马滩; traditional Chinese: 放馬灘; pinyin: Fàngmǎtān) is an archeological site located near Tianshui in China's Gansu province. The site was located within the Qin state, and includes several burials dating from the Warring States period through to the early Western Han.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Tomb 5 burial

early 2nd century BCE

Tomb 1 burial

c. 230–220 BCE

Tomb 1 excavation

1986

Tomb 5 excavation

1986

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Tombs
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Country

China

Coordinates

34.40° N, 106.10° E