Only dust in tomb of duke
NZPA-Reuter Peking Archaeologists who opened a vast tomb in central China with much fanfare last month hoping to find the remains of a potentate discovered only his - dust, > said the “People’s Daily” newspaper. . The newspaper reported that a wooden sarcophagus had crushed the inner coffin thought to contain the- corpse of the Duke of Chin, a relative of the first emperor to unite China in 221 B.C. Robbers had caused serious damage when they plundered the tomb more than 1000 years ago. The archaeologists had earlier heralded discovery of the duke’s tomb near the city of Xian as an important find rivalling that of the funeral chambers of Emperor Chin Shi.
The emperor’s tomb contains thousands of exquisite terracotta images of soldiers which draw many tourists.
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