One of the major sources for reconstructing life in early times is archaeological excavations. The evidence from tombs can supplement textual sources in many ways. Consider the evidence provided by the following five tombs:

1. Dawenkou Dawenko Tomb 10. A Neolithic tomb located in modern Shandong.
2. Fu Hao A Shang tomb for a woman in the royal family. From Anyang.
3. Rujiazhuang (with music soundtrack) An early Zhou tomb located in modern Shanxi.
4. Marquis Yi (with musick soundtrack) A Warring States tomb in modern Hubei.
5. Liu Sheng A Han tomb for the prince enfeoffed in modern Hebei.