5000-year-old Tomb Could Belong to First Chinese King
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="
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<h2>Not A Regular Settlement: Capital of a Prehistoric Kingdom</h2>
<p>Researchers, in fact, believe that this discovery indicates that the Wangzhuang ruins were likely the capital of a prehistoric kingdom, not just a regular settlement. This theory was supported by Zhu Guanghua, an associate professor at Capital Normal University, reports <a href="
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3282556/first-king-china-archaeologists-uncover-extra-large-tomb-neolithic-burial-site" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
South China Morning Post[/url]
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<p>The tomb itself measures between 4.52 and 4.8 meters (15 to 15.5 feet) in length and 3.47 to 3.68 meters (11.5 to 12 feet) in width, featuring both an inner and outer coffin. Despite the damage sustained, the tomb contains a wealth of burial items: over 100 pieces of pottery, nearly 200 small jade ornaments, bone tools, and animal remains, including pig mandibles (a signifier of wealth), have been found within.</p>
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