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Peanuts found in a Han Dynasty tomb

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Chinanews, Xi’an, October 11 – Archeologists have found carbonized peanuts in Yangting Tomb, the tomb of the Jingdi Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 24).

It is common for descendents of wealthy ancient Chinese to put food grains in their deceased forbears’ tombs (so that the latter could have enough to eat in the nether¹ world), but peanuts were considered to be imported to China in the 1500s from South America.

The peanuts were found in the storehouse of the tomb, mixed with several kinds of other grains, including wheat and millet².

The Yangling Tomb is located in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, including 193 pits. Now 20 of them have been excavated³, with 2 of them having storehouses.

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1 nether
adj.下部的，下面的；n.阴间；下层社会
参考例句：
This terracotta army well represents his ambition yet to be realized in the nether-world.这一批兵马俑很可能代表他死后也要去实现的雄心。 He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.他被护送回中央大道南面的地方。

2 millet
n.小米，谷子
参考例句：
Millet is cultivated in the middle or lower reaches of the Yellow River.在黄河中下游地区，人们种植谷子。 The high quality millet flour was obtained through wet milling.采用湿磨法获得了高品质的小米粉。

3 excavated
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》

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