Posted on 05/18/2004 8:09:10 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
If the top one is really a royal tomb and there are remains inside, it could get quite interesting.
It does sound like a potentially major find.
I'm interested to see more about the contents of the tomb. Interesting find!
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"It's only a model..........."
You bet. The oracle bones could be really interesting. They sometimes read like a gossip column.:>
A big shocker would be if they had red or blonde hair. What would the Chinese do?
A bigger shocker would be if they could dig a hole in China somewhere and NOT find a tomb.
Sheeeeesh. With all the billions and billions who have lived there for
millenia, there's gotta be bones everywhere no matter where you dig.
Bury it again and ignore it. That is one way.:) There has been a theory that Zhou ruling class were chariot-riding Caucasians(Aryans?) from Eurasian Steppe, just like Aryans in India and Persia, Hittites and Hiksos in Near East.
I'm reminded of this book I read.
Voyages Of The Pyramid Builders
"There has been a theory that Zhou ruling class were chariot-riding Caucasians(Aryans?) from Eurasian Steppe, just like Aryans in India and Persia, Hittites and Hiksos in Near East."
There were a lot more Caucasians in the area than most of us recognize. A quote from Stephen Oppenheimers Book, Eden In The East, "The micronesians go so far to say that the original inhabitants of the western homeland, the Men Of Matang' had red hair and blue eyes and may have gone to Samoa as well."
Islamic religion has influcenced China from time to time. There is a huge mosque in the middle of Xian, an anciet capital of China. There were probably many interactions between the people from MiddleEast and Asia. No doubt, there were many interracial marriages.
Islam did not exist until 7th century AD. This tomb complex is possibly 1,800 years older than Islam.
Islam did not exist until 7th century AD. This tomb complex is possibly 1,800 years older than Islam.
You are right. I must be had been reading about Muslims right before I made that post, because your post had nothing to do with Muslims.
However....
Christian Designs Found In Tomb Stones Of Eastern Han Dynasty
Ping.
Ping.
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