Celestial Calendar Discovered In 2,000-Year-Old Tomb In China
The calendar is one of more than 600 relics unearthed at the immaculately well-preserved tomb, which dates to the Western Han dynasty.Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research InstituteEach wooden strip is marked with a character from the traditional Tiangan Dizhi calendar.
Archaeologists in China have unearthed a set of wooden, rectangular pieces in an immaculately well-preserved 2,000-year-old tomb. Researchers say these pieces are linked to an ancient “astronomical calendar” that hides “celestial secrets.
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