Important archaeological findings dating back 4,000 years were discovered at the Shimao Site in China’s Shaanxi in 2022, including high-grade cemeteries, according to the Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology. /GLOBALink/Xinhua/

The ancient cemetery has a sophisticated configuration. It includes 15 tombs that were separately reaching both north and south of the cemetery area. Also, tombs in the central and southern part of the cemetery were conjoined with a stone wall surrounding it. /GLOBALink/Xinhua/

Xue Ruiming, an archaeological expert, told the Global Times that one of the major characteristics of the cemetery was ancient people’s class differentiation, which can be seen from the allocation of the tombs. “The discovery of the cemetery for high-level nobles shows the diversified nature of ancient society. The cemetery configuration also reflects ancient people’s mature architectural planning ingenuity,” Zhang noted. /GLOBALink/Xinhua/

As part of the Xia Dynasty (c.2,070 BC-c.1,600 BC), the Shimao Site is believed to have been an important center in the northern China of 4,000 years ago. The core area of the site is called Huang Chengtai, which is where the cemetery was found. /GLOBALink/Xinhua/