Archaeologists confirmed Saturday that an ancient tomb in southwest Beijing's Fangshan district belongs to regional military governor Liu Ji (757-810) and his wife, the Beijing News reports.

Excavation of the tomb began in August 2012 shortly after construction workers unearthed relics while clearing land for the Beijing cultural trade zone, a "cultural Silicon Valley" in Changgou township. Archaeologists have since collected relics from the site including ancient inscriptions and a stone coffin. Liu's burial mound, which had been partially destroyed by tomb raiders, is one of the few unearthed Tang Dynasty (618-907) tumuli in greater Beijing.