SEVEN artifacts unearthed from a high-profile tomb on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau made their debut Tuesday in the provincial museum of Northwest China’s Qinghai.

The delicate artifacts included a phoenix hairpin and a gold necklace, both with inlaid kallaites, and a string of agate beads. They were discovered in the Xuewei No.1 Tomb, part of the Reshui Tombs in Dulan County.

They are among over 1,000 artifacts found in the Xuewei No.1 Tomb, the most structurally intact tomb ever unearthed on the plateau.

Archaeologists believe that the craftsmanship and design of some burial objects have Central and West Asian ethnic features, indicating the area used to be a pivotal hub on the ancient Silk Road.

The Xuewei No.1 Tomb was selected as one of China’s top 10 archaeological finds of 2020. (Xinhua)