1,500 year old coffin excavated from grassland in N China

An archaeologist checks the unearthed coffin at Xilin Gol League Museum in Xilin Hot,

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Credit: Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

Archaeologists check the inside of the unearthed coffin after they open it at Xilin Gol League Museum

in Xilin Hot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Credit: Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

The inside of the unearthed coffin is pictured after archaeologists open it at Xilin Gol League Museum

in Xilinhot, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Credit: Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

Archaeologists work around the unearthed coffin at Xilin Gol League Museum in Xilin Hot,

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Credit: Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

Archaeologists measure unearthed articles at Xilin Gol League Museum in Xilinhot,

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [Credit: Zhang Ling/Xinhua]

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A 1,500-year-old coffin, excavated from grassland in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was opened at the Xilin Gol League Museum in Xilinhot on March 8. The well-preserved coffin is thought to date back to Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). The identity of the tomb's owner is still unknown.