The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 182National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 118
... tombs have been located on this plain 12 miles from Xian ( map , page 121 ) . Some , such as the tomb of Jing Di him- self ( Di means emperor ) , rise like small mountains . None of the royal tombs have been opened yet . But now , as ...
... tombs have been located on this plain 12 miles from Xian ( map , page 121 ) . Some , such as the tomb of Jing Di him- self ( Di means emperor ) , rise like small mountains . None of the royal tombs have been opened yet . But now , as ...
Page 120
... tomb was recorded by a Han historian . A brigade of robbers entered the tomb of Empress Lü , wife of the first Han emperor , 200 years after her death in 180 B.C. and violated her body . A fire erupted , perhaps when incoming oxy- gen ...
... tomb was recorded by a Han historian . A brigade of robbers entered the tomb of Empress Lü , wife of the first Han emperor , 200 years after her death in 180 B.C. and violated her body . A fire erupted , perhaps when incoming oxy- gen ...
Page 128
... tomb reckon the incident took place in the first century A.D. , during a widespread peasant uprising . At the time , many imperial tombs were looted . That grave robbing continues was signaled by the recent appearance in the New York ...
... tomb reckon the incident took place in the first century A.D. , during a widespread peasant uprising . At the time , many imperial tombs were looted . That grave robbing continues was signaled by the recent appearance in the New York ...
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