Unearthed 2,000-Year-Old Sword Still in Mint Condition

Archeologists in central China's Henan Province recently discovered an over 2,000-year-old sword that was still glittering in mint condition when being unearthed. The sword was found in a coffin which was excavated in mid-December 2016 from a tomb in the ancient Chengyang City Archaeological Site Park in today's Xinyang City of Henan. The tomb dates back to the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC). Archeologists then transferred the well-preserved coffin to a museum of the archaeological site and found the sword next to a human skeleton in the coffin. According to the preliminary judgments of the archeologists, the 47-cm-long sword was made of bronze and belonged to a senior official in the Warring States Period. The ancient city of Chengyang was built over 2,700 years ago. More on: www.cctvplus.com/news/20170104/8040045.shtml#!lang… Subscribe us on Youtube: youtube.com/c/CCTVPlus CCTV+ official website: www.cctvplus.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cctv-news-content Facebook: www.facebook.com/NewsContent.CCTVPLUS Twitter: twitter.com/CCTV_Plus

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