����A
cache with a huge amount of coins of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)
has been found in Anguo City, north China's Hebei Province.
����For the first time a coins cache has
been discovered in Hebei, with such a large category and amount
of coins. The cache will shed light on the study of the ancient
coins of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and is of value
to the study of the economy and culture in the Northern Song
Dynasty.
����The cache was found in a construction
site in the Xingan Community in Anguo City. Archeologists
carried out a complete excavation of the cache. Coins in 18
layers were put in order in the interior of the cache 3.1
meters from the ground surface.
����Because of weathering, coins were seriously
corroded, with some even strung together.
����Archaeologists unearthed about 400 kg
of coins from the cache. Preliminary excavation shows that
most of the coins were made in the Northern Song Dynasty,
with a small part made in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
����Almost 20 kinds of the coins made throughout
the Northern Song Dynasty are available in the cache.
����(Xinhua 04/03/2001)