Famen Temple, as a royal monastery in the Tang Dynasty, does the spices enshrined in its underground palace originate from local or where?
attention for a long time.
However, due to the difficulty of long-term preservation of spices, few physical objects have been unearthed at the site, and the analysis of their composition and origin has been carried out less, and related mysteries have been unsolved.
A research team composed of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (National University of Science and Technology), the Palace Museum and Famen Temple Museum has recently completed a comprehensive analysis and research on three types of spice samples unearthed from the underground palace of Famen Temple, a royal monastery in the Tang Dynasty. Ingredient, origin, and the mystery of "Japanese incense".
This important research paper on spice archaeology has been published online by the international academic journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the early morning of May 17th, Beijing time. Evolution and development are of great significance.
The corresponding author of the paper, Professor Yang Yimin from the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology of the National University of Science and Technology, and the first author of the paper, Dr. Ren Meng from the Department of Cultural Protection and Science and Technology of the Palace Museum, recently accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency through the Internet. and its significance.
(Reporter Sun Zifa produced Le Xiaomin)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]