A cave excavation last year in Shigatse in Tibet has provided information about early Tibetan funeral customs, reports China’s state media the Global Times. Hundreds of human and animal bones were discovered in Dingqiong cave along with about 20 cultural relics, including pottery, copper, iron, bamboo and textiles. The artefacts are reported to date back to 221BC-220, when Qin and Han dynasties ruled in China. The research is ongoing.