Liu Daiyun, a Shaanxi Provincial Archeological Institute official, shows a piece of bone in a recently discovered bronze vessel in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 10, 2010. A 2,400-year old bronze vessel containing soup with bones has been discovered recently in a tomb excavated in Xi'an. The vessel is 20 centimeters tall and has a 24.5 centimeters diameter. The archeologists also unearthed a bronze pot containing an odorless liquid, which may be ancient wine. [Xinhua]

Liu Daiyun, a Shaanxi Provincial Archeological Institute official, picks up a piece of bone from a recently discovered bronze vessel in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 10, 2010. A 2,400-year old bronze vessel containing soup with bones has been discovered recently in a tomb excavated in Xi'an. The vessel is 20 centimeters tall and has a 24.5 centimeters diameter. The archeologists also unearthed a bronze pot containing an odorless liquid, which may be ancient wine. [Xinhua]