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2,300-year-old wine vessel unearthed near Great Wall reveals ancient brewing secrets

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Archaeologists have discovered a 2,300-year-old sealed bronze vessel containing approximately 3.7 liters of liquid near a Warring States-era Qin Great Wall ruin. The find, located in a cemetery in Gansu province, provides insights into ancient Chinese brewing techniques, specifically the use of millet. This discovery sheds light on the lives of soldiers and their families stationed at the frontier during that period. AI

RANK_REASON Archaeological discovery of ancient artifact with historical and scientific insights. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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2,300-year-old wine vessel unearthed near Great Wall reveals ancient brewing secrets

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Shi Huang ·

    2,300-year-old wine found near Great Wall ruin reveals ancient brewing secrets

    “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man,” former Chinese leader Mao Zedong wrote in a poem while passing through the Liupan Mountains in Guyuan, Gansu, during the Long March of the Red Army in October, 1935. The Great Wall he mentioned refers to the Qin Great W…

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