Archaeologists affirmed Cao Cao's grave is true

More than 120 leading archaeologists in China yesterday affirmed the tomb in An Duong district, Ha Nam province, exactly as Cao Cao's resting place, famous politician and military during the Three Kingdoms period.

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Xinhua said that archaeologists gave their assessment of the tomb in Ha Nam on the sidelines of an international archaeological workshop organized by the Chinese Archaeological Institute and the Cultural Heritage Authority of Ha Nam Province. on September 19.

The scene of excavation of graves is said to belong to Cao Cao in Ha Nam province on December 30, 2009. (Photo: whatsonxiamen.com).

" After discussing the artifacts found in the tomb, we agreed with the conclusion that the grave belongs to Cao Cao, " Bai Yunxiang, deputy director of the Chinese Archaeological Institute, said in the seminar. .

Ong Bai and about 120 archaeologists have studied the tomb in Tay Cao Huyet village, An Duong district, Ha Nam province, on September 18.

" The tomb position is not in conflict with the information in the historical documents ," said Han Lisen, director of the Hebei Province Archaeological Institute.

Jiao Nanfeng, a researcher at Shaanxi Province Archaeological Institute, said that although archaeologists did not find any texts in the grave, there were many other artifacts that showed that it belonged to Cao Cao.

Many other archaeologists say the style and technique of making porcelain and stone artifacts in the grave shows the noble social status of people in the grave. It was Wei Wang Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who founded one of the three countries during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) in China, was described as a brutal militarist but also a prominent politician and military.

The Chinese Cultural Heritage Bureau declared Cao Cao's grave as one of the ten outstanding archaeological finds in 2009. However, many scientists are still skeptical about the identity of the person buried in the grave. For example, Cao Cao is often known as Wei Wang or Wu Wang, but on the stone tombs in the ancient tomb excavated in Henan engraved the word " Wei Yu Wang ".

The head of the Suzhou Inspection Committee, Li Loping, commented that the shape and writing of the three words Wei Yu Wang on the excavated tombs at Cao Cao's grave were identical to those written in an ancient tomb. seen in 1998 in An Duong, Ha Nam. Therefore, these may be fake works made by the same person.

" The tomb was invaded before archaeologists unearthed it. So it is possible that the evidence has been set up. In addition, the newspapers also said that the articles related to Cao Cao were collected from thieves. " , Ma Weidu, a famous antiquarian collector in China, commented.