Jointly with Qinxian County Museum of Cultural Relics, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology conducted a rescue excavation of a brick chamber tomb (numbered Tomb M1) at Shangzhuang Village, Zhangyuan Town, Qinxian County, Shanxi Province, in June 2015 (Figure 1). The tomb is located on a hillside that is higher in the west and lower in the east. At the time of excavation, the northwest corner of the tomb top has been destroyed. The brick carvings on the walls of the tomb are well preserved. Below is a brief report of the excavation.
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