A precisely drilled 8 mm hole in a Denisova Cave bracelet shows high-speed bow or pump drill use 40 kyr ago, echoing drill marks seen on Chinese jade and Egyptian stone.
Liangzhu Jade Burial Custom and Ritual Significance
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Key facts
- Liangzhu Bi discs were found in large numbers in elite tombs covering bodies from head to toe
- Bi discs symbolize heavens, social status, and cosmos, paired with jade tubes for afterlife passage
- The burial custom likely originated from belief that jade preserves the deceased body from rotting
- Lingjiatan culture also had jade body-covering burial custom using large jade axes or rectangular slabs
- Liangzhu Bi discs covering bodies were made of low-grade nephrite of inferior quality
- These were burial jade, cursory produced to shield the body rather than ritual offerings
- Fine ritualistic jade objects with good materials were placed near head, stomach, and chest of deceased
- This burial custom lasted thousands of years, evolving into jade face masks and later full body jade burial suits in Western Han dynasty around 200 BC
Sources
(PDF) A Paleolithic Bracelet from Denisova Cave - ResearchGateresearchgate.net
PDF | The collection of personal adornments and artifacts suggestive of symbolic behavior from the Early Upper Paleolithic deposits of Denisova Cave,.
News - Stone Bracelet May Have Been Made by Denisovansarchaeology.org
A stone bracelet unearthed in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia in 2008 is being called the oldest-known jewelry of its kind.
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