A recent archaeological investigation revealed that a liquid found in a bronze vessel from the Shang Dynasty is distilled liquor, marking a significant early application of distillation technology in China around 1,600 B.C. This finding aligns the appearance of distillation in China with that in Egypt, suggesting independent development rather than importation. The bronze owl-shaped vessel, discovered in Jinan's Tomb M257, contained a clear fluid presumed to be wine used as a funerary offering, implying a rich cultural practice surrounding burial rituals in ancient China.
The recent discovery of distilled liquor in a Shang Dynasty vessel establishes that distillation technology appeared in China around the same time as in Egypt.
Archaeologists identified that the vessel, discovered in a tomb in Jinan, contained a clear fluid believed to be a type of wine offered in burial rituals.
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