Wine in China 3000 years ago: archeology and discoveries

Archaeologists appear to have found liquid in a bronze wine vessel found in a nobleman's tomb on Shigushan Mountain in Baoji, a city in Shaanxi province.

The tomb is from the Zhou dynasty of 1046 BC - 771 BC, and the liquid is probably the oldest wine discovered in China. The archaeological project was carried out by Liu Jun, director of the Baoji Institute of Archeology said.

Liu claimed that the container, one of six discovered in the tomb, contained liquid when it was shaken, but they were unable to open it. Obviously the liquid could be wine but it is not certain.
The most important discovery is a rectangular table with a 'prohibition device', a warning to drink in moderation as during the Shang dynasty, which preceded the Zhou dynasty, wine had become a symbol of corruption and excess.

Source: www.decanter.com

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