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Blood may have helped ancient Chinese rock art survive for 2,000 years
Ancient paintings on limestone cliffs in southern China have survived more than 2,000 years of heat, rain, and storms. A new study suggests their unusual durability came from a paint binder made from lime and blood...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/blood-in-ancient-chinese-rock-art/
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Despite increased millet farming, herders in Xinjiang's Keriya Valley #ancientchina stuck to traditional grazing 🐑 #isotope #palaeodiet study reveals. Most animals grazed on C3 plants in oases during #BronzeAge /#IronAge, but some surprising C4 signals in cattle & camel remains. 🏺 #archaeology
Dietary reconstruction of dome...