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Tomb Tells Tale of Family Executed by China's 1st Female Emperor

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http://www.livescience.com/52659-tomb-tells-tale-of-family-executed-by-china-s-1st-female-emperor.html


--- Quote ---A 1,300-year-old tomb, discovered in Xi'an city, China, holds the bones of a man who helped the nation's only female emperor rise to power. The epitaphs in the tomb describe how she then executed him and his entire family. Located within a cave, the tomb contains the remains of Yan Shiwei and his wife, Lady Pei. While little is left of the individual's skeletons, archaeologists found colorful ceramic figurines, a mirror with a gold plaque and, most importantly, epitaphs inscribed on bluestones.
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