However, there is a certain amount of excavation for the descendants, elders, ministers or related tombs of Qin Shihuang. The funerary objects of these princes and ministers are also dazzling and varied. A few days ago, it was reported that a mysterious animal skeleton found in the tomb of Qin Shihuang's grandmother had been identified. A little surprised.
Official website, an American magazine of Science, announced that, with the cooperation of Chinese and British archaeologists, it was confirmed that the animal remains unearthed from Qin Shihuang's grandmother's tomb in Xi 'an, Shaanxi Province in 2006 belonged to a new genus and species of gibbon, which is now extinct. The position of gibbon in the grave indicates that it was once kept as a pet.
In 2006, archaeologists excavated the tomb pit of 13 during the Warring States Period in the Qinling Mountains, among which many animal bones that were obviously not domestic animals were unearthed in pit 12. The owner of this tomb is the grandmother of Qin Shihuang, Empress Xia, about 2200 years ago.
In 2009, British gibbon expert Tevi noticed the remains of one of the primates when he visited these cultural relics in China. Compared with the existing gibbon, the face of the remains is relatively flat and small, and the teeth are particularly long.
In recent years, after confirming this gibbon as a new species, Chinese researchers named it "Emperor Gentleman Gibbon" according to the record that "the gentleman is an ape crane" in the ancient book Bao Puzi of Jin Dynasty and the legendary experience that may be unearthed in the tomb of Qin Shihuang's grandmother.
British scientists say that gibbon has never been found in a grave before, and its placement in the grave indicates that it was once kept as a pet, which may have accelerated its extinction.
Some netizens said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "I believe that dragons also exist, but they gradually became extinct in ancient times."