An 'Elixir of immortality' mentioned throughout ancient Chinese texts has been discovered in a bronze pot found in a 2,000-year-old burial tomb, expert say.
The rich and powerful of China's elite searched for a magical potion over thousands of years that would bring them external life.
The container, unearthed in the tomb of Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD) noble family, contains six pints (3.5) litres of a liquid believed to have been such a potion.
Clearly the fact that the occupants of the tomb are dead suggests their efforts were in vain, but this is the first time an example of the mythical brew.
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Archaeologists in central China's Henan province said have found a bronze pot which they believe contains a sampleof the legendary 'Elixir of Life' referred to in ancient Chinese text
'It is the first time that mythical "immortality medicines" have been found in China,' said Shi Jiazhen, head of the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Luoyang, where the burial site is being excavated.
'The liquid is of significant value for the study of ancient Chinese thoughts on achieving immortality and the evolution of Chinese civilization'.
Archaeologists initially thought that the six pints (3.5 litres) may be liquor as it gave off an alcoholic aroma.
A large number of colour-painted clay pots, jadeware and bronze artefacts were also unearthed from the tomb, which covers 2260 square fee (210 sq m).
The remains of the tomb's occupant have also been preserved.
The liquid, unearthed from the tomb of a noble family in Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-8 AD) tomb contains 3.5 litres of potassium salts that have now been confirmed by lab testing
A large number of color-painted clay pots, jadeware and bronze artifacts were also unearthed from the tomb, which covers 2260 square fee (210 sqm) as well as the remains of the deceased
In ancient Chinese text, the 'Elixir of Life' gave mortals eternal life, and caused many a noblemen and emperor to go in search of it for hundreds of years. Archaeologists in central China said have found a bronze pot which contains a liquid they believe to be a sample of it
Pan Fusheng, an archaeologist on the project, said: 'The tomb provides valuable material for study of the life of Western Han nobles as well as the funeral rituals and customs of the period
Lab results revealed the potion is largely made up of potassium nitrate and alunite which are not poisonous but are nevertheless used in pesticides, fertilisers and rocket propellants
Pan Fusheng, an archaeologist on the project, added: 'The tomb provides valuable material for study of the life of Western Han nobles as well as the funeral rituals and customs of the period'.
Lab results revealed the potion is largely made up of potassium nitrate and alunite which are not poisonous but are nevertheless used in pesticides, fertilisers and rocket propellants.
Cases of high ranking officials and emperors drinking toxic elixirs are not uncommon in China.
The most famous of these being that of the First Emperor of China Qing Shihuang, who sent an expedition to find the legendary island which contained high quantities of the liquid.
The emperor was known to believe the elixir came in the form of silver mercury and supposedly died from drinking the poison, like many other historical figures.
WHAT IS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
Ancient Chinese noblemen and emperors were obsessed with finding the elixir of life to let them cheat death.
The official history book of China Twenty-Four histories documents various high ranking individuals throughout the dynastic periods who were looking to find the ultimate 'elixir of life'.
Many of these exlirs contained what we know now to be highly toxic chemicals, like mercury and arsenic.
The practice of searching for these became popular during the Warring State period and the most famous fan was the First Emperor of China, Qing Shihuang who likely died of mercury poisoning himself.
The main burial site of the First Emperor's vast underground mauselue, which includes the Terracotta Soldiers, is thought to be high in mercury, which the emperor believed to be the 'Elixir of Life'
He sent search parties far and wide for mercury, which he believed would allow him to live forever and sent one of his officals to the mythical Mount Penglai, or the 'The Immortal Island of Penglai', to find the liquid.
The search party never returned and mostly likely, never found the liquid either.
The main burial site of the emperor's vast underground mauseluem in Xi'an, which includes the terracotta soldiers, has not been opened but is said to contain high levels of mercury.
Historical documents describing his tomb refers to the presence of mercury 'oceans' and 'lakes' beneath the burial mound.
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