Scientists have also discovered ceramics, jade and copper products.
Archaeologists excavating an ancient burial site near the city of Luoyang, Henan Province in central China, discovered a bronze jug with a liquid that was considered the "elixir of immortality" during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC - 8 AD). Xinhua News Agency reported.
According to him, the jug extracted from the ground contained about 3.5 liters of this drink, which, as laboratory examination showed, contains potassium nitrate and alunite - the main ingredients of the potion, which, as they believed in ancient China, could prolong a person's life by endlessly long years.
“This legendary drug has been discovered in our country for the first time,” said Shi Jiazhen, head of the Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archeology of Luoyang City. "This find is of great importance in the study of ancient methods, with the help of which people attempted to achieve immortality."
According to him, while studying the "elixir of immortality", specialists will be able to solve a number of scientific problems concerning the chronology and evolution of Chinese civilization.
In addition to the unique liquid, archaeologists found in the tomb, covering an area of about 210 square meters. m, ceramics, jade and copper products. Scientists have not yet established who the person buried in this grave was during his lifetime. The artifacts found give reason to believe that he was a representative of the ancient Chinese nobility. Experts expect to make new discoveries that will reveal important details and details of the life of the elite of Ancient China in that era.
Nikolay Selishchev
