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Ancient Chinese lord buried with bells to silence war rituals

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A recent archaeological discovery in China has shed light on ancient burial practices and the political complexities of the Eastern Zhou period. Researchers, including Chinglong Tse from University College London, have analyzed artifacts, notably bells, found in the tomb of Lord Qiu of the Zeng state. The study, published by Cambridge University Press, suggests that these bells may have been used to "turn off" ancestral war rituals, which had become politically inconvenient due to shifting alliances. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kevin McSpadden ·

    Ancient Chinese lord buried with bells meant to silence ancestral war rituals

    Imagine, for a moment, that you lived in ancient China, with a rival state threatening your people’s very existence. In the quest for any advantage, one strategy might involve performing a ceremony to invoke assistance from the ancestors. However, life and politics are not static…

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