Dragon and Phoenix: A 4,300-Year-Old Tomb with the Earliest Pair of Symbols Found in Inner Mongolia
🏺 Archaeologists in Inner Mongolia have made a breakthrough discovery: a 4,300-year-old Longshan culture tomb containing the earliest pair of Dragon and Phoenix statues.
🐉 The discovery at the Zhaizhita site is rewriting the history of symbols: the statues are dated to 2300 BCE.
💎 The tomb owner was an elite: a jade disc with turquoise and clay idols were found next to the body.
🥩 DNA and isotope analysis showed that the deceased ate millet and a large amount of meat.
📜 This proves that the mythology of the dragon and phoenix existed in Northern China long before the formation of empires.
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