By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-30 01:45:49 | Updated at 2024-10-30 05:27:58
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Excavation unearths 5,000-year-old royal tomb amid capital speculation
China Daily ^ | October 24, 2024 | Xinhua
Posted on 10/29/2024 6:02:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A tomb dating back approximately 5,000 years, presumed to be the grave of a prehistoric king, has been discovered at a ruins site in Central China's Henan province with more than 350 artifacts unearthed to date.Located in the Wangzhuang ruins in the city of Yongcheng, the tomb covers more than 17 square meters, a super large size for that period.
The Wangzhuang ruins belong to the middle and late periods of Dawenkou Culture (4000-2600 BC) of the late Neolithic Age...
The tomb, measuring between 4.52 to 4.8 meters in length and 3.47 to 3.68 meters in width, features both inner and outer coffins. It contains many burial items, including more than 100 pieces of pottery, nearly 200 small jade ornaments, bone tools and animal remains, such as pig mandibles symbolizing wealth...
This year, 45 tombs of Dawenkou Culture were discovered at the Wangzhuang ruins, with 27 already excavated. Some of the tombs are of higher status, yielding a wealth of artifacts and many contain pig mandibles, says Liu Haiwang, leader of the joint archaeological team.
More than 1,000 burial artifacts, including pottery and jade items, have been unearthed from the Wangzhuang ruins this year...
(Excerpt) Read more at chinadaily.com.cn ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ccp; china; godsgravesglyphs
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Section of an excavated tomb dating back about 5,000 years in the Wangzhuang ruins in Yongcheng city, Henan province.Xinhua
1 posted on 10/29/2024 6:02:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Nan Pelosi was just a girl at the grand opening.
2 posted on 10/29/2024 6:35:46 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
To: tumblindice
Nah, she always buries ‘em face down with a bullet hole in the back of the skull.
3 posted on 10/29/2024 6:37:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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4 posted on 10/29/2024 6:38:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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