Archaeologists had found a total of 207 millennia-old tombs at a single relic site in Heze, Shandong province, as of April 14.

The tombs, including 187 that date back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), 11 from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BC) and nine from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), belong to the 1.3-hectare Sundayuan Site in Heze, according to Shandong's institute of cultural relics and archaeology.

An aerial view shows the excavation at the Sundayuan Site in Heze, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Abundant artifacts are found at the Sundayuan Site in Heze, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Pottery pieces carrying different patterns from the Neolithic Longshan Culture are found at the tombs. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Unearthed cultural relics at the Sundayuan Site in Heze, Shandong province [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An inscribed object found at the Sundayuan Site [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A tomb unearthed in Heze, Shandong province [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An archaeologist works at the Sundayuan Site in Heze, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]