A 16-ton sarcophagus full of jewels was discovered in the mausoleum of Emperor Shi Huang, reports Arkeonews . The sarcophagus is believed to have belonged to the legendary son of China's first emperor.
Qing Shi Huang is the creator of the Terracotta Army: six thousand life-size warrior statues. They are located in the largest mausoleum in the world, covering an area of 56 square kilometers. A huge palace the size of a quarter of the Forbidden City in Beijing was discovered in the same place.
At a depth of 16 meters, a sarcophagus was found that could have belonged to Shi Huangdi's son, Prince Gao. According to the records of the ancient Chinese historian Sima Tsien, Gao asked his brother to be sent to his father in the afterlife.
Weapons, armor, jade, a pair of gold and silver camels, a set of dishes and 6,000 bronze coins were found in the sarcophagus.
It is also possible that the sarcophagus did not belong to Gao, but to one of the high-ranking nobles or generals.