Archaeologists discovered in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang there are thousands of animals of different species were buried with. This is the Chinese emperor’s tomb containing the most animals.
(Photo: Internet)
According to preliminary statistics, among the animals in the tomb, the horse is the animal with the largest number, this number includes 3 types: terracotta horses in 3 basements of Binh Ma Dung 1, 2, 3, bronze horses. in the copper trailer and horse bones in the stables.
The species with the second largest number are rare mammals and waterfowl, in addition, there are a large number of animal bones waiting for identification of unknown species.
Vo Le Na, a research officer at the Emperor Qin Shi Huang Tomb Museum, said that animals excavated from the tomb of Qin Shi Huang have an extremely rich variety, including animals buried alive and terracotta animals, bronze. To a certain extent, the excavation results have reflected the daily life of the people of the Qin Dynasty, they have grasped the behavior of animals, thereby knowing how to nurture and use them.
Research shows that the ancients especially valued life in the “yin” world after death, they prepared for that life as sophisticated as life on earth. The ancients often buried their pets with them, in Egyptian tombs there were cats, dogs, crocodiles, etc. In the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors, there were also specialized animals. used as food and “pets as pets” by humans.
Archaeological process has shown that the number of animal species used in the Qin Dynasty is at least 12 species. In ancient times horses were the fighting force, so this species always occupies a special place; roe deer are wild animals that are hunted; fish, crabs and goats are used for food; crustaceans such as clams and snails are used as jewelry; Birds such as swans and cranes are kept in cages as pets.
In the tomb, the horse is the most abundant animal. (Photo: Internet)
Vo Le Na said that in the cellar containing rare animals, some herbivores such as deer, deer and some omnivores were unearthed; The waterfowl tunnel has excavated a total of 46 species of green bronze, of which there are 6 cranes, 20 swans, the rest are red terns and other species; at the grave in Thuong Tieu village, jewelry made of shells of crustaceans, goat bones, and chicken bones was found, in the north of the grave, pearls were found; At the large tomb No. 1 in the north of the mausoleum, bones of more than 10 species of birds, animals and fish were found.
Mr. Chau Thiet – chief engineer of the Tan Thuy Hoang Tomb Museum previously said that in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, more than 400 large and small burial chambers were discovered, around which dozens more graves were discovered. and burial vaults of various sizes, which contained large amounts of armor, helmets, etc., all made of stone.
Terracotta army in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang.
Documents have shown that the tomb of Qin Shi Huang is the tomb of the first emperor of China. The tomb area was built between 247 – 208 BC in Lishan area of Lintong, 31 km east of Xi’an city, Shaanxi province, China, this area is called Lishan area, so far there are more than 2,000 five years old.
The mausoleum was built between 247 – 208 BC at Lishan, Lam Dong area, far from Xi’an city, Shaanxi province, China.
Qin Shi Huang is the first emperor of China, in the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, this is a talented, cunning, great emperor. In his nearly 50-year life, he has done great things such as unifying the world, affirming the title of “emperor”, abolishing the old regime, dividing the country into districts, establishing management system at all levels, unify writing, unify measuring instruments and currency, unify laws and regulations, build lanes divided by roads, build the Great Wall, build a canal system ditch, built Palace A Room… And especially, he left for posterity a very mysterious Li Son tomb.
