About 100 seeds dating back 2,000 years have been excavated from an ancient tomb in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (China).
According to Xinhua, 100 2,000-year-old seeds were found when archaeologists were excavating a grave of civilians at Dengkou (in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China).
The seeds are sprayed into a semicircle.(Illustration).
The owner of the tomb was buried from the end of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 25 AD) to the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD - 220 AD).
According to the description, seeds that are semicircled are about 8cm in diameter around the tomb's skull. It seems, this is a symbol of spiritual significance.
The seeds are shaped like modern pomegranate seeds. However, archaeologists have not yet made a final conclusion about the origin of these seeds.
A rusted bronze seal was also found in the tomb.
During this excavation, archaeologists also discovered 18 other single tombs scattered in sand dunes and damaged quite badly.
