Posted on 03/25/2008 2:13:48 PM PDT by blam
Mystery tribe comes to light in Shaanxi
03-25-2008 10:46
There is something amazing, standing at a museum observing exhibits hundreds and even thousands of years old. But how does one top the mystery of a lost civilization?
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered evidence of a lost tribe, never before known in Chinese history.
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered evidence of a lost tribe, never before known in Chinese history. The findings come from an excavation in northwest China's Shaanxi province.
The site of what's believed to have been a major settlement is in Qishan county, Baoji city. There is a graveyard containing more than 900 tombs. Workers have excavated 15 of them so far and in the process uncovered more than 3,000 items. There are articles of jade, pottery, bronze utensils, and tools made of bone.
The site of what's believed to have been a major settlement is in Qishan county, Baoji city.
Judging from the shapes of the relics, experts believe the settlement was occupied some 3-thousand years ago, by a tribe that was not part of the Zhou. It's the first discovery pointing to the existence of such a tribe.
Editor:Liu Fang
Some mobster on his way to register a new casino is deeply saddened this lost “tribe” was in China.
What’s the Mystery.
Then they have relatives on Hill Street just off the Harbor freeway and conveniently close to Dodger Stadium and Metro Link.
We want our casino and we want it NOW!
(Assuming they don't find red hair on the site - I'd suggest "The Olvera Street Band of Mission Mongols"...how diverse is THAT?)
Three thousand years ago they might not have been of the current crop of residents at all. The map is just plain political weirdness.
One of my daughters is from Shaanxi. Where do we file a claim? Gotta go find a good antiquities lawyer ....
Note the deft and delicate Chinese trowel technique... ‘-}
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