Revealing the secret of silkworm farming from 5,200-year-old stone pupae

The ancient stone chrysalis engraves the history of the world's oldest silkworm breeding profession, causing a stir in the archaeological and scientific communities.

During the excavation of a tomb at the Shangguo archaeological site in Wenxi County, near Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, northern China, experts from the Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute unexpectedly found a strange and interesting object. Photo: @Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute.

It is a stone statue with a sculpture of a silkworm pupa. Photo: @Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute.

Further archaeological exploration and analysis showed that this silkworm statue is 2.8 cm long, with a maximum abdominal diameter of 1.2 cm, and has extremely sophisticated and clear carvings. Photo: @ Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute.

It is estimated that this statue is at least 5,200 years old. Photo: @ Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute.

Experts from the Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute shared more clearly that this silkworm cocoon statue belongs to the Yangshao Culture. Based on ancient Chinese documents, this is a Neolithic culture that existed widely along the Yellow River basin in China from about 5,000 BC to 3,000 BC. Photo: @ Shanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute.

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