Royal tomb from 700BC discovered filled with human sacrifices that were 'buried alive'
dailystar.co.ukChina’s Henan Province.The Xirong people came from the Chinese north-west to populate central China during the so-called Spring and Autumn Period which lasted from around 771 to 476 BC.Bronze bells and jade rings and ornaments were just some of the objects discovered in the tomb, which is thought to contain the mortal remains of an important royal or nobleman.The burial of horses and other animals at the site also supports the hypothesis.Five skeletons belonging to a male and four females, all around 30 years old, were also unearthed in the tomb.They are believed to have been buried alive alongside the deceased nobleman as a human sacrifice.This is a potentially significant find as some expert believed the inhuman practice had ceased during.
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