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"Stale" soup age 2400 years
Chinese archaeologists believe they have found a pot of soup, which according to preliminary estimates equaled two thousand four hundred years.
Sealed bronze vessel excavated near the ancient capital of Xian, representatives archaeological Party of China's state-run press.
4 photos via mignews.com
"This is the first discovery of such a well-preserved food in the Chinese history of archaeological research," - said the head of the expedition professort Liu Dain.
"We date the discovery of the Warring States period, ie 475-221 BC," - he adds.
Xian was stolitsny ancient China for over 1100 years. It is here that was discovered by famous archaeological find of the Middle Kingdom - terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
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Sealed bronze vessel excavated near the ancient capital of Xian, representatives archaeological Party of China's state-run press.
4 photos via mignews.com
"This is the first discovery of such a well-preserved food in the Chinese history of archaeological research," - said the head of the expedition professort Liu Dain.
"We date the discovery of the Warring States period, ie 475-221 BC," - he adds.
Xian was stolitsny ancient China for over 1100 years. It is here that was discovered by famous archaeological find of the Middle Kingdom - terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
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