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``Pyramid'' in China

CHANGCHUN: Chinese archaeologists have discovered a group of ancient tombs shaped like pyramids, dating back at least 3,000 years, in Jiaohe City of northeast China's Jilin Province. The tombs, covering an area of 500,000 square metres (1,000 metres long and 500 metres wide), were found after water erosion exposed part of a mountain, revealing two of the tombs. The biggest tomb could clearly be discerned with three layers from bottom to top. A stone coffin covered by a granite top was placed on the top platform. The coffin appeared to belong to the king of an early tribe based on the dimensions of the site, according to experts. The tombs are part of the Xituanshan cultural ruins site, which dates back to China's Bronze Age. Hunting and domestic tools, including a stone knife and axe, bronzeware and earthenware have been unearthed from the stone coffin and six smaller graves. — Xinhua

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