From August to November 2019,the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology conducted an excavation on a plot of reserve land in Yancun village,Dizhang Town,Konggang New City,Xi-Xian New District,Shaanxi Province.A group of ancient tombs were unearthed,including two Tang-Dynasty tombs designated as tombs no.M2 and M6.Tomb no.M6 belongs to Yuan Ji,the third older brother of Yuan Zhen who was a Tang Dynasty minister and renowned literary figure.Yuan Ji himself is sporadically documented in historical records.The excavation of this tomb provides important clues and material evidence for the study of the distribution of the Yuan family cemeteries in this area during the Tang Dynasty.Additionally,the biography of Yuan Ji recorded in the tomb epitaph supplements various important events of the middle to late Tang Dynasty.
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