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Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-01 21:02:18|Editor: Li Xia
ZHENGZHOU, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists in central China's Henan Province said Friday that the liquid found in a bronze pot unearthed from a Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD) tomb is an "elixir of life" recorded in ancient Taoist literature.
About 3.5 liters of the liquid was excavated from the tomb of a noble family in the city of Luoyang last October. It was initially judged by archaeologists to be liquor as it gave off an alcohol aroma.
However, further lab research found that the liquid is mainly made up of potassium nitrate and alunite, the main ingredients of an immortality medicine mentioned in an ancient Taoist text, according to Pan Fusheng, leading archaeologist of the excavation project.
"It is the first time that mythical 'immortality medicines' have been found in China," said Shi Jiazhen, head of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Luoyang.
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Chinese archaeologists have uncovered two 2,000-year-old bronze pots that contain an alcoholic liquid believed to be wine in central China's Henan Province. Screenshot of Tencent video
Centuries-old wine discovered in central China
by Weida Li Nov 08, 2018 11:55 FOOD HENAN PROVINCE LUOYANG
Archaeologists in central China's Henan Province uncovered two 2,000-year-old bronze pots that contain liquid believed to be wine on Tuesday.
The pots, both of which are about 50 cm and have a width of 38 cm, were unearthed in Luoyang along with a large number of painted clay pots and bronze artifacts. They are believed to date back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC 220 CE)
When liquid was poured out of the pot, it gave off an aroma of rich wine. There are 3.5 litres of the liquid and it is transparent yellow. It smells like wine," said Shi Jiazhen, head of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in the city of Luoyang.
He also said the liquid needed to undergo further lab research so the team can accurately ascertain its ingredients.
China has discovered alcohol dating bating thousands of years several times. In March this year, a bottle of 2,000-year-old wine was found in an excavated and sealed bronze vessel in China's Shaanxi Province. The 300ml of milky-white liquid possessed alcoholic substances such hydroxyproline and glutamate.
Also in Shaanxi Province, archaeologists discovered a 2,400-year-old pot of soup and another bronze pot that contained an odourless liquid, believed to be wine, in a tomb that was being excavated to make space for an extension of the airport in Xian, home to the country's famed ancient terracotta warriors, in 2010.
https://gbtimes.com/centuries-old-wine-discovered-in-central-china
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