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Post by UKarchaeology on Jan 24, 2016 23:17:33 GMT
 Archaeologists have discovered the oldest tea in the world among the treasures buried with a Chinese emperor. New scientific evidence suggests that ancient Chinese royals were partial to a cuppa – at least 2150 years ago. Indeed, they seem to have liked it so much that they insisted on being buried with it – so they could enjoy a cup of char in the next world. Previously, no tea of that antiquity had ever been found – although a single ancient Chinese text from a hundred years later claimed that China was by then exporting tea leaves to Tibet. The new discovery was made by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. By examining tiny crystals trapped between hairs on the surface of the leaves and by using mass spectrometry, they were able to work out that the leaves, buried with a mid second century BC Chinese emperor, were actually tea. Full story: www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/archaeologists-discover-worlds-oldest-tea-buried-with-ancient-chinese-emperor-a6805171.html |
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Post by UKarchaeology on Jan 29, 2016 21:46:05 GMT
Another article on the matter; Liu Qi’s Tomb: World’s Oldest Tea Found InsideArchaeologists have found the world’s oldest tea buried in the tomb of a Chinese emperor. Researchers of the Chinese Academy of Science found the remains of the oldest tea in the tomb of Liu Qi, the Chinese emperor. He lived more than 2100 years ago. Tea is considered to be the oldest beverages of the world. There are documents which refer to a drink which is speculated to be tea. However, the scholars are not certain about how far the speculation is correct, reported npr. The tea remnants found in the tomb are so far the oldest physical evidence of tea in existence. The report also confirmed that the buried tea was of a very high quality material befitting an emperor. Tea was not grown in the area of the tomb which indicates that it was valued so much that it was buried with the important people in their tomb. Jing Emperor, Liu Qi died in 141 BC. His tomb is in Han Yangling Mausoleum. The archaeologists also found rice, millets and a type of spinach in the tomb. Full story: www.australianetworknews.com/liu-qis-tomb-worlds-oldest-tea-found-inside/ |
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