Over 300 pottery pieces found in Northern Wei high official's tomb in Shanxi

A tomb belonging to a Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) official was recently discovered in North China's Shanxi Province. The tomb was unearthed from the province's Yuncheng city after local villagers spotted an area of soil collapse in a farm. According to an epitaph in the tomb, the owner was Xue Huaiji, a cishi, or regional inspector. Over 300 relics, mainly pottery artifacts like figurines and animal-shaped wares and bronze wares, have been discovered in the tomb.

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pottery：陶器

unearth：发掘；揭露

village：村庄

villager：村民

spot：n. 斑点；地点；a. 有斑点的；当场的；vt. 认出；看见

soil：土壤；土地；v. 弄脏；侮辱

collapse：n. 倒塌；vi. 崩溃；瓦解

epitaph：墓志铭；碑文

inspect：检查（spect- =look，see，看）

artifact：人工制品

figurine：小雕像（figure 数字；轮廓；雕像）

ware：物品；器具；商品；陶器

bronze：青铜；铜像

bronze ware：青铜像