Published by UPI.com, Monday 31st December, 2012
ORDOS CITY, China, Dec. 31 (UPI) — Archaeologists in China say they’ve excavated about 7,700 pounds of ancient coins in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The coins were found in 3,000-year-old coin pits in the ancient town of Huoluochaideng, Lian Jilin, a researcher with the regional Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, told China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.
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