Skull in 1,400-year-old tomb may be European
Print Edition
THE remains of a human skull found in a 1,400-year-old tomb in China possibly belonged to a man of European origin, an initial investigation by scientists revealed yesterday.
The skull was found in the M1401 tomb in Guyuan City in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
“The man had a protruding nasal bone and a sunk nasion, typical features of Europeans,” said Zhang Quanchao, professor with the Research Center for Chinese Frontier Archaeology of Jilin University.
He believes the skull belonged to a 40-year-old man of European origin, though further excavations are needed.
The tomb was discovered in the 1980s and archaeologists began work in June to protect it from illegal excavations.
More than 40 clay figures, copper coins and murals were found, said Zhu Cunshi, head of the archaeological team.
Zhu said it dated from the early Tang Dynasty (618-907).
Ningxia is on the Silk Road between China and Europe.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
