Sunday 5 March 2017

Variety of seeds found in Inner Mongolian tomb

Possible Pomegranate Seeds Found in Ancient Tomb
Archaeolgy.org    February 17, 2017
China tomb seedsHOHHOT, CHINA—Xinhua News Agency reports that more than 100 seeds thought to be 2,000 years old have been found in a brick tomb in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of northern China. The seeds were found in a circle near the head of the woman who had been buried in the tomb. Archaeologists have not yet determined the species of the seeds, which are half-moon in shape and resemble modern pomegranate seeds. The tomb also contained the remains of a bronze seal. For more, go to “China’s Legendary Flood.”

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