Medieval History
More than 120 renowned Chinese archaeologists on Sunday agreed that an ancient tomb belonged to Cao Cao, a cunning general and ruler who lived some 1,800 years ago, amid doubts about its authenticity.
"After discussions about excavated items from the tomb, a consensus has been reached that it belongs to Cao Cao", Bai Yunxiang, deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), told a symposium after a brief study of the tomb in Xigaoxue Village of Anyang, Henan Province, and some excavations on Saturday, along with some 120 archaeologists.
"The location of tomb does not contradict the historical records," said Han Lisen, director with the Archaeological Institute of Hebei Province.
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Medieval History
Renowned archeologists agree on tomb of ancient Chinese legendary ruler
More than 120 renowned Chinese archaeologists on Sunday agreed that an ancient tomb belonged to Cao Cao, a cunning general and ruler who lived some 1,800 years ago, amid doubts about its authenticity.
"After discussions about excavated items from the tomb, a consensus has been reached that it belongs to Cao Cao", Bai Yunxiang, deputy director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), told a symposium after a brief study of the tomb in Xigaoxue Village of Anyang, Henan Province, and some excavations on Saturday, along with some 120 archaeologists.
"The location of tomb does not contradict the historical records," said Han Lisen, director with the Archaeological Institute of Hebei Province.
Click here to read this article from the Xinhua News Agency
- Three Kingdoms' Tomb Holding Warrior Discovered
About 1,800 years ago, at a time when China was breaking apart into three warring kingdoms, a warrior was laid to rest. Buried in a tomb with domed roofs, along with his wife, he was about 45 years old when he died. Their skeletal remains were found...
- China's Earliest Wine Unearthed In Tomb
Liquid inside an ancient wine vessel unearthed in Shaanxi province is considered to be the earliest wine in China's history, archaeologists told Xinhua Thursday. The wine vessel made of bronze was unearthed in a noble's tomb of the West Zhou Dynasty...
- Tomb Believed To Have Held 7th-century Empress's Granddaughter Discovered In Nara
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a tomb here thought to have been the burial place of the granddaughter of Empress Saimei (594-661), the local board of education has announced. The tomb was discovered during excavation work around the nearby...
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