Archeologists have excavated a 3000 year-old group of graves discovered among Shang and Zhou dynasty ruins at Luohan Mountain in Fujian, southeast China, according to reports on Fujiansoutheast.net. Among nine mysterious graves so far identified, eight date back to the Western Zhou dynasty (1050–771 BC). The final grave has yet to be dated.

A 3000 year-old group of graves was recently discovered at Luohan Mountain in Fujian, southeast China.

The graves are the first dating from the Zhou Dynasty to be found near Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province. Archeologists made more than twenty separate finds of pottery, jade, stone and bronze artifacts in and around the graves.

This is the first time a tomb group has been discovered on a steep slope, which is at odds with the usual custom of ancient people who are thought to have preferred to site graves near rivers.

The discovery may open up new perspectives for Fuzhou archaeological research. The excavations are ongoing and archaeologists hope to make more discoveries.