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In China, they found the oldest face mask made of fat, moon milk and stalactites

A bronze vessel with remnants of beef fat and minerals obtained from white stalactites in limestone caves was found in a 2,700-year-old noble tomb in northern China. The analysis confirmed that it is a period fashion face mask. It is the oldest material evidence of the use of cosmetics in China.

23. 12. 2012

23.12.2012 Two million copper coins

Approximately 3,500 thousand Chinese copper coins were discovered by archaeologists in 2012. This was near the tombs located where the city of Huoluochaideng once stood. It was probably the capital of China.

The songbird statuette changes the existing view of the craftsmanship of prehistoric Asia

A 13,500-year-old bird figurine found in China is the oldest carved three-dimensional animal figurine in East Asia. It is made of miniature-sized bone and was discovered in Lingjing, Henan province, central China. It pushes the boundary of sculpture of this kind by a full 8,500 years.

Does the 2000-year-old "swan" jar contain the elixir of immortality?

A swan-shaped bronze vessel containing more than three litres of an unknown liquid was discovered last week in Sanmenxia city in central China's Henan province. It was lying in a tomb found during a rescue archaeological survey during the construction of a new part of the city. It is the first bronze pot of this type found in Sanmenxia.

Extremely rare royal seal and tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty artifacts found in China

The golden seal of a Ming Dynasty prince was discovered by archaeologists at a 17th-century battlefield site near the Minjiang River in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The seal is made of solid, high-quality gold. It is the first find of its kind in China; according to archaeologists, the priceless value...

More Terracotta Army soldiers found

The Terracotta Army is one of the largest mausoleums in the world and is constantly growing. More than 200 more warriors have been newly discovered by Chinese archaeologists. They were at the tomb of Qin Shi Huangti, who was the first emperor of unified China.

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