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Fangmatan
34.4000° N, 106.1000° E
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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.
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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
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