The 4,000-year-old Chinese tomb contains bodies of living victims

Recently, archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric graveyard in a Chinese village, containing hundreds of ancient tombs dating to about 4,000 years, the burial place of the living Qijia people. .

Excavation of an ancient tomb of 4,000 years contains bodies of living sacrifices

According to the latest news in Live Science, archaeologists discovered a prehistoric cemetery near the village of Mogou, northwest China, containing hundreds of ancient tombs, some of which are the graves of the dead because of being sacrificed.

The tombs date back about 4,000 years , before the script developed in this area. From mid-August and November 2009, archaeologists excavated nearly 300 graves, with a total of hundreds of tombs from 2008 to 2010 found here.

4,000-year-old ancient tombs in China, the Qijia burial places were sacrificed

The graves are dug deep below the ground and are located to the northwest. In some tombs, there are also small niches near the dead, where the fine craft pottery is placed. Archaeologists found that sediment mounds covered the graves to mark the locations of these graves.

In addition, among the tombs found, archaeologists also discovered all the people in the same family buried together , and were all located in the northwest. They are buried with a lot of things including necklaces, weapons and decorative ceramics.

The use of human life to sacrifice is not a strange thing to be discovered in ancient tombs. An archaeologist, after studying an ancient tomb, said: 'Those who die from being sacrificed are unable to stretch their limbs, and their faces will face the small niches next to them. The skeletons are well preserved, and it is estimated that these people died when only about 13 years old. "

Ornaments and ceramic weapons were found in the ancient tomb

Items found in tombs include elaborate carved ceramic pots . Some ceramic pots are carved O-shaped, others are carved on wavy lines near the neck of the vase.

Besides, the researchers also discovered a number of artifacts used to make weapons, such as copper curved blades, stone clubs - a sharp but unbreakable weapon. human skull. Daggers and knives are also found in graves.

The Qijia people live in the land for more than 80 thousand square meters with houses lower than the ground, the doors usually point south. Currently, scientists have not yet confirmed the reason why the Qijia people sacrifice the lives of people in the same culture.