Ancient wheat found in a tomb in Turpan

时间：2007-12-13 07:33:38

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Chinanews, Urumqi, December 12 – Large quantities of wheat have been excavated1 in an ancient tomb in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous2 Region, which was found during a road construction project. Though the wheat has been sealed in the tomb for more than 2,400 years, it still looks golden and fresh, let alone its plump shape.

 

The tomb is identified as dating back to the Warring States Period (476 – 221 BC) or the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC). The wheat found in the tomb is fresh as if it were just reaped. There are no weeds found mixed with the wheat, which shows that Turpan had well-developed agriculture at that time.

 

The earliest wheat in China was found in a tomb in the Tarim Basin, also in Xinjiang, which can be dated back to 4,000 years ago, but that wheat was not well preserved, and some of the seeds had been carbonized.

 
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1 excavated 3cafdb6f7c26ffe41daf7aa353505858     
v.挖掘( excavate的过去式和过去分词 )；开凿；挖出；发掘
参考例句：
  • The site has been excavated by archaeologists. 这个遗址已被考古学家发掘出来。
  • The archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress. 考古学家们发掘出一个古堡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

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