Detecting exotic seeds located 2,000 years in the tomb

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.