Discovered a thousand-year-old wine in China

Chinese archaeologists have recently found an ancient copper jar of 2,000-year-old age in an ancient tomb containing an equivalent age-specific wine.

Chinese archaeologists have recently found an ancient copper jar of 2,000-year-old age in an ancient tomb containing an equivalent age-specific wine.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, the group discovered nearly 4 liters of strange yellow liquid in a copper jar of a grave originating from the Western Han Dynasty in Ha Nam province around 202 - 8 BC.

Picture 1 of Discovered a thousand-year-old wine in China

Chinese archaeologists have discovered a wine that is 2,000 years old in this country.(Artwork).

The problem that scientists have noticed is that this special liquid has the aroma of alcohol. After studying, scientists even found this liquid to smell like that of wine .

Shi Jiazhen, head of the Institute of Archeology and Archeology Research in Luoyang City, said that scientists who have carried out the next experiments will reveal the true nature of the fluid being searched. see.

Besides, there are many clay pots and bronze artefacts found in the ruins area, as well as other traces of the ancient people.

Earlier, in March 2018, scientists discovered traces of ancient Chinese people who knew how to produce wine.

"The wine we found was milky white. Later tests showed that it contained high levels of amino acids and a small amount of protein and fatty acids similar to rice wine we drink today." , Zhang Yanglizheng researcher from Shaanxi Research Institute said.

The kettle containing wine is a sacrifice, located in 260 excavated artifacts from the tomb of an ordinary citizen during the Qin Dynasty (221 - 207 BC).

With new evidence just discovered, researchers believe it is changing the understanding of modern scientists about ancient China.

Update 17 December 2018
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