Archaeologists in South Korea have unearthed an ancient tomb with remains of a young man and woman lying next to each other. Dating to the late 400s or early 500s CE, the tomb was found near the coastal city of Gyeongju. The site was the capital of the kingdom of Silla, which flourished for nearly a millennium, from 57 B.C. to 935 CE, producing 56 monarchs, intricately crafted gold ornaments and beautiful Buddhist temples.
The burial is a human sacrifice, in which the man was killed to be entombed with the woman. She was probably in her 30s, she wore a belt which appears to be decorated with gold earrings and gold leaf. The woman was also buried with jade green jewels and a threaded necklace made of beads. Judging by the contents of the second room in the tomb, she rode horses and knew how to use a sword. Researchers believe the tomb was built for the noblewoman since no accessories were related to the man, a strong indicator he was the human sacrifice. And this isn’t the first tomb found from the period where a man was sacrfied for a woman’s tomb. Throughout the Silla kingdom, women enjoyed a relatively high status — the dynasty produced three reigning queens.
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